Anne Pressly, the Arkansas television anchorwoman brutally attacked in her own home and found unresponsive in bed by her mother on Monday, has died of her injuries, Little Rock’s KATV has announced.

“We were with her in her last moments, and although our hearts are broken, we are at the same time comforted by our faith knowing that Anne is now with our Heavenly Father.

The outpouring of compassion we have received is truly a testament to the way in which Anne has touched so many people in a positive way. Thank you for your prayers and your many acts of kindness,” her family said in a statement released by KATV.

Anne Pressly, 26, was rushed to hospital Monday after her mother found her beaten beyond recognition in her own home, in the Pulaski Heights neighborhood, close to the Little Rock Country Club.

Her mother had gone to Pressly’s home to check on her after she did not answer a wake-up call and thus probably saved her life. Pressly was to appear on the ABC affiliate’s “Daybreak” program in half an hour.

Police is currently investigating the attack but no evidence has yet been found to suggest that Pressly was attacked because of her celebrity.

Unfortunately, since she was brought to the hospital she was kept sedated due to the seriousness of her injuries and the police was unable to question her.

Shortly after the incident, Sgt. Cassandra Davis, a spokeswoman for the Little Rock police, said the attack appeared to have been random.

Her purse was missing, thus indicating burglary as a possible explanation of the attack but there was no sign of forced entry in her apartment.

Anne Pressly has been an employee of KATV-TV since 2004 and currently appears on its “Good Morning, Arkansas” program.
Anne Pressly’s most notable interview was with Dick Cheney.

The Vice President blocked a highway in front of a hunting goods store in an Arkansas town. Pressly carried out the interview in the ammunition aisle.She also had a small cameo in Oliver Stone’s recently released film “W.”