A homeless man allegedly slit a woman’s throat after she let him into her home to shower. According to police in Salt Lake City, Utah, officers responded to a call of a woman heavily bleeding from the neck at approximately 5 PM last Sunday at her home.
She was transported by paramedics to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery and according to police is in stable condition.
Law enforcement received a report of a woman "bleeding heavily," and when they responded the victim told police she had let the man in. The victim’s identity is being withheld, but she told first responders that after the suspect slashed her neck, he fled.
Working with detectives, SLCPD Patrol Officers have arrested a 30-year-old man who is accused of cutting a woman’s throat inside her residence in what appears to be a random attack. Our investigation is ongoing.
— Salt Lake City Police (@slcpd) February 12, 2022
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The woman told investigators she let the man, who she and authorities described as homeless, into her home to use the shower. The suspect was later identified by police as 30-year-old Eric Jones.
According to police, "Working with detectives, SLCPD Patrol Officers have arrested a 30-year-old man who is accused of cutting a woman’s throat inside her residence in what appears to be a random attack. Our investigation is ongoing."
Police arrested Jones at approximately 1 AM on Friday, booked him into the Salt Lake County Metro Jail and charged him with aggravated assault.
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