FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) – A woman was left with ‘extensive’ injuries after being allegedly attacked by an axe-wielding man.
According to the Fond du Lac Police Department, a 34-year-old man was arrested on June 22 following an alleged ‘violent’ axe attack. Around 2:40 p.m. on Sunday, officers were sent to a residence in the 300 block of East Merrill Avenue after getting a 911 call.
A woman reportedly told authorities that she had been attacked with an axe and was actively bleeding. The suspect had fled the scene.
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When officers got to the scene, the woman was found with multiple lacerations to her head, extremities and back, police said. The woman was sent to a hospital and before getting airlifted.
Police say she underwent ‘extensive’ surgery and as of Sunday evening she was in stable condition.
A suspect was quickly identified, and his car was found around 7 p.m. near Germantown. The man was taken into custody after a brief pursuit, police said.
The incident is still under investigation and police say charges are forthcoming. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 920-906-5555.
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