An undated Google Street View image shows the intersection of Fiscal Drive and Administration Drive near the Sonoma County Courthouse, where the reported attack took place. (Google)

A public defender was beaten and robbed by a former client near the Sonoma County Courthouse, not far from their office, Santa Rosa police said.

The attack, about 12:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Fiscal Drive and Administration Drive, left the public defender with significant injuries from being beaten in the face, police said Friday in a press release. The lawyer’s name was not disclosed.

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