Crime & Safety

Springfield Woman Slashes Ex With X-Acto Knife, Police Say

35-year-old Springfield woman was charged with burglary, aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon

Written by Jessica Remo

The estranged wife of a Scotch Plains man came to his home on Harding Road Monday night and slashed him and another woman with an X-Acto knife, police said.

"At around 9 p.m., police responding to an assault on Harding Road arrived to find two people suffering from knife injuries," Scotch Plains Police Capt. Brian Donnelly told NJ.com

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Police later located the alleged attacker, a 35-year-old Springfield woman and arrested her at her home, according to the report. She was charged with burglary, aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon. 


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