PITTSBURGH — "It was a crazy, horrible nightmare for me."
A broken chain on a door is the only thing that kept a young woman safe, she told Channel 11's Renee Wallace.
"He tried to break in the door and tried to come in and, with all the pressure, me and my friend, we were just pushing the door in the opposite end," the victim said.
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Police said James Lipinski, a convicted arsonist with a history of mental health problems, tried to break into the woman's apartment Monday night.
Lipinski is charged with aggravated assault and burglary after police said he stripped naked from the waist down and tried to force his way into the apartment.
Hear more from the victim about her terrifying experience in the video above.
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