Woman severely beaten in Hyannis

HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: At 11:54 pm Tuesday night Barnstable Police officers were called to a town parking lot behind the JFK Museum on Main Street in Hyannis.  The caller reported a female had been badly assaulted near the public restrooms.  Investigation revealed a 45-year-old West Yarmouth woman had been beaten by 2-3 unidentified suspects who fled the scene prior to police arrival.  Witnesses in the area were able to recount the event to investigators who are working to identify the assailants.  The woman was taken to Cape Cod Hospital with head and facial injuries and later transferred to Mass Eye & Ear in Boston where she remains in stable condition.  Investigation of this incident remains ongoing.