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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071203.wsords1203/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071203.wsords1203
Ontario woman goes on rampage with samurai sword
The Canadian Press
December 3, 2007 at 6:41 PM EST
MILTON, Ont. -- A 21-year-old woman from Milton, Ont., is facing
several charges after she allegedly used a samurai sword to attack her
boyfriend, smash windows at a nearby gas station, hack at a car and
wound an off-duty firefighter.
Halton regional police said the rampage started at about 8:45 p.m.
Sunday, when a woman who was arguing with her 26-year-old boyfriend
grabbed a samurai sword he had on display in his apartment and sliced
him on the shoulder, arm and side of the head.
The man's brother, who was also in the apartment, ordered the woman to
leave, and she complied. But that apparently did little to quell her
fury.
Still wielding the sword, the woman then went to a gas station across
the street and confronted a man -- an off-duty firefighter -- who was
filling up his vehicle.
"The Milton firefighter pleaded with the female to drop the weapon,"
Detective-Sergeant Murray Drinkwalter said Monday. "At that point she
refused and continued to approach the firefighter."
The part-time firefighter, Steven Reynolds, 42, ran inside the gas
station and warned the two male clerks, aged 19 and 28, who set the
automatic door locks. But that did little to deter the woman.
"The female then smashed out the windows to the doors with the samurai
sword, then attacked a vehicle that was in the parking lot, causing
considerable damage to the vehicle," Det.-Sgt. Drinkwalter said.
"She then entered the gas station through the broken window and
approached the two attendants who were behind the counter."
Police say they believe the woman then raised the sword over her head.
Mr. Reynolds quickly grabbed her from behind, but the woman then
allegedly swung around and sliced him in the arm, causing a serious
injury.
But Mr. Reynolds, with the help of the two clerks, still managed to
disarm their assailant and restrain her until police arrived.
Det.-Sgt. Drinkwalter praised the bravery of the three men, in
particular the firefighter.
"I, certainly, down the road will be recommending him for some
citation," he said.
Mr. Reynolds was taken to a Hamilton hospital to be treated for his
wound, which was considered non-life-threatening. He had emergency
surgery Sunday night and was still recovering Monday.
The woman's boyfriend was treated at a hospital in Milton for three
wounds, which needed stitches.
The woman was taken to a hospital in Oakville, Ont., to be treated for
her injuries.
Richele MacDonald of Milton, Ont., has been charged with two counts
each of assault with a weapon, aggravated assault and mischief to
property, and one count of possession of a weapon dangerous to the
public peace. She has been remanded in custody and has a bail hearing
on Wednesday morning in Milton.
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