Man, 79, Attacks Wife With Cleaver

[matcom]

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ALAMEDA, Calif. --A 79-year-old man who suspected his younger wife was having an affair hacked at her with a meat cleaver Tuesday and nearly chopped off her right hand, police said.

The suspect was being held in an Alameda jail on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. His name was not immediately released.

A hysterical girl called police Tuesday morning and said that her father had gone crazy and lopped off her mother's hand, police said.

The suspect allegedly struck his 54-year-old wife in the head and face with the cleaver, leaving deep cuts. He chopped off her right index finger and nearly severed her hand.

The 17-year-old daughter was cut on her left thumb trying to stop her father from hitting his mother, police Lt. Robert Cranford said.

The mother was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland for surgery and the daughter was taken to Alameda Hospital for stitches.

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2005/08/23/man_79_charged_in_cleaver_attack_on_wife?mode=PF

[Deja Q]

1. Well, I hope Not Immediately Released gets a long cozy term in a

comfy prison cell with a strappin' guy named Lance...

[Mizmoon]

2. In this country we think that rape is part of the punishment

that is sickening.

This guy certainly deserves to be seriously punished because he is dangerous, but he does not deserve to be raped.

[lukasahero]

3. This guy bludgeoned his wife with a meat cleaver.

He deserves anything he gets, in my opinion.

[Spinzonner]

4. I always thought that Theodore would turn out no good

but I never thought he'd get involved in something like this.

(sorry)

[theshadow]

5. Bravo! eom

[bleedingheart]

6. My bro-in-law's father suffered from dementia and he thought the same

thing...

In the end they had to separate the two of them in the home because the nurses were afraid he would kill her.

He accused her of having an affair with another patient...who turns out to have been a short-haired elderly woman who also had dementia...

very sad.

[underpants]

7. Ward!

I think you were a little hard on the Beaver last night

:bounce: