According to the police report, when they arrived, officers found a 50-year-old woman laying down in the street by the curb, 'crying and visibly upset.' The woman told police there was a fire in her apartment and her daughter was still inside.
A Peabody, Massachusetts, man is facing a slew of serious charges after his girlfriend told police he was trying to kill her when they came to an apartment in response to a fire there, according to officials.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE , visitingGet New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.According to the police report, when they arrived, officers found a 50-year-old woman laying down in the street by the curb,"crying and visibly upset." The woman told police there was a fire in her apartment and her daughter was still inside.
"She stated she was sleeping and he came into the bedroom, intentionally lit a fire on the bed and told her that he was going to kill her and himself," the officer wrote in the report. The woman said Diazabakana also struck her in the face multiple times, which caused her to be"visibly bleeding from the nose," according to police.
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