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Chainsaw suicide: Police called to domestic brawl find gruesome scene | Chainsaw suicide: Police called to domestic brawl find gruesome scene |
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An elderly man reportedly used a chainsaw to take his own life after hacking at his wife with an ax during a domestic dispute in Fairfax County, Virginia. The woman survived and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. | An elderly man reportedly used a chainsaw to take his own life after hacking at his wife with an ax during a domestic dispute in Fairfax County, Virginia. The woman survived and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. |
The incident occurred in the Springfield Hills Drive area at about 3:30pm Wednesday as police were alerted to an ongoing assault. | The incident occurred in the Springfield Hills Drive area at about 3:30pm Wednesday as police were alerted to an ongoing assault. |
As they arrived at the scene, the suspected perpetrator went into hiding inside the house. | As they arrived at the scene, the suspected perpetrator went into hiding inside the house. |
Shortly afterward, an officer was able to locate the suspect inside the garage, a police spokeswoman said, noting that his injuries were “consistent with that being caused by a chainsaw.” Upon raiding the house, the officers found the man dead from what appeared to be self-inflicted chainsaw wounds. | Shortly afterward, an officer was able to locate the suspect inside the garage, a police spokeswoman said, noting that his injuries were “consistent with that being caused by a chainsaw.” Upon raiding the house, the officers found the man dead from what appeared to be self-inflicted chainsaw wounds. |
“Male suspect passed away from self-inflicted injuries that appear to be from a chainsaw. Investigation underway,” Fairfax police reported on Twitter. | “Male suspect passed away from self-inflicted injuries that appear to be from a chainsaw. Investigation underway,” Fairfax police reported on Twitter. |
The spokeswoman added that the suspect hit the woman several times with the non-bladed edge of an ax. | The spokeswoman added that the suspect hit the woman several times with the non-bladed edge of an ax. |
ABC’s correspondent on the scene reported that the man, aged 70, was armed with an ax when he rushed at his 76-year-old wife, aiming at her face and neck during what appeared to be a domestic brawl. The man’s step-daughter managed to overpower him, forcing the attacker off the woman and taking away the ax. The man then went into the house, where the arriving police found him. | |
On what appears to be a record of an officer’s radio call, he can be heard repeatedly and agitatedly saying: “Get me a trauma kit!” | On what appears to be a record of an officer’s radio call, he can be heard repeatedly and agitatedly saying: “Get me a trauma kit!” |
The female victim was admitted to hospital with lacerations, with police saying that her injuries were not life-threatening. | The female victim was admitted to hospital with lacerations, with police saying that her injuries were not life-threatening. |
Suicide by chainsaw may not be the most conventional way of taking one's own life, but it does happen. | |
A 49-year-old man in Merced, California, attempted to cut his throat with a 2-foot-long chainsaw in a parking lot of a local grocery store in September. The man suffered serious injuries but was expected to survive after police promptly intervened. | |
A grim incident similar to the one that happened Wednesday took place in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 2015, when a man killed his wife with a chainsaw, before taking his own life. | |
A 47-year-old woman slit her throat with a chainsaw at her Los Angeles home in 2012, leaving a suicide note behind. It was suspected she was suffering from depression. |
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