
Woman tries to cut her sleeping husband's head off with power saw
Article here. Excerpt:
'A woman has been accused of trying to saw her sleeping husband's head off with a power saw.
Police were called to Hoyt Avenue in Everett, Washington, on Friday, and found the unnamed 36-year-old still alive but his head and neck covered in bloody cuts. When officers arrived at the family residence they allegedly heard the husband screaming at his wife: 'It was you, it was you - you tried to cut my head off. You're going to jail.'
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Yesterday the woman, also unidentified, appeared in court on a charge of domestic violence assault and a judge ordered her bail to be kept at $250,000 (£158,000).
When interviewed by police the 43-year-old insisted that she had grabbed the power saw in the dead of night as she thought she heard an intruder escape from her daughter's window.
However, sergeant Robert Goetz indicated that there was no sign of a break-in - a child lock prevented the window in the child's room from opening more than a few inches.
In addition, both the front and back doors were locked from the inside. He said: 'There was no evidence there was an intruder.'
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At least it's recognized as domestic assault, but shouldn't it also be attempted murder? generally going for decapitation isn't an attempt at simply injuring someone.