Woman placed in choke hold outside Planned Parenthood

A 21-year-old Fitchburg woman was attacked after her Tuesday evening appointment at Planned Parenthood, Madison police said.

The victim told police she was leaving her appointment from the clinic at 2222 S. Park St. when a stranger grabbed her as she was about to get into her car, Madison Police Department spokesperson Joel DeSpain said.

The stranger allegedly put the victim in a choke hold and said, ""You better watch what you do.""

The victim told police she began to scream and an unknown person nearby yelled, ""What's going on over there.""

The victim drove home and called police.

""The victim was upset, but not injured,"" DeSpain said in a statement.

According to police, the Planned Parenthood staff had not heard of any similar assaults.