Man Allegedly Slashes Ex-Girlfriend With Knife: Worcester Arrest

WORCESTER, MA—A man is facing charges after a domestic assault that involved punching a woman and slashing her with a knife in the face.

Around 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, multiple units responded to an apartment on Queen Street where a domestic assault was reported to be taking place. Officers got information that a 39-year-old man was holding his ex-girlfriend hostage at knife-point inside the kitchen and had possibly slashed the victim's hand.

Hostage negotiators responded to the scene and talked to the suspect, who released the victim. The woman had bruises on her arms and face and cuts on her arms, including a stab wound to the hand. She was taken to the hospital.

The suspect was arrested.

Police learned that the incident began earlier that day when the two were in a vehicle together, and the suspect allegedly assaulted her repeatedly and wouldn't allow her to get out, threatening her. The suspect then started to drive erratically and hit a telephone pole, said police, with the argument making its way into the Queen Street apartment. There, the suspect allegedly continued to punch and threaten the victim. Two other people inside the apartment at the time pleaded with him to stop, but he instead picked up a knife and swung it toward the victim, said police.

The 39-year-old male of Worcester was charged with Assault and Battery, Assault to Murder, three counts of Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon and kidnapping.

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