78-year-old woman raped inside her Queens home

ROSEDALE, Queens — A 78-year-old woman was raped inside her Queens home early Sunday, police said.

The rape happened around 6 a.m. inside a home near 241st Street and 148th Avenue, officials said.

Police described the rapist as a man in his 30s wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans.

The NYPD has not released any surveillance images.

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