Upper Merion man accused of machete attack testifies he acted in self-defense

Upper Merion man accused of machete attack testifies he acted in self-defense

NORRISTOWN — An Upper Merion Township man told a jury he used a machete to defend himself against another man who was punching him during an altercation that began as he sat on the toilet in his home. “I panicked. I was in a vulnerable position on the toilet, and he was right on me. He was getting the better of me. I just wanted him off me. It was freaking me out,” Edward Gomery Jr. testified in Montgomery County Court on Tuesday during the tria…

Trial begins for Upper Merion man accused of machete attack

NORRISTOWN — An Upper Merion Township man intended to kill another man when he “hacked” the victim with a machete during a jealous rage after he believed the victim showed an interest in his estranged girlfriend, a prosecutor argued to a jury. “The defendant’s jealousy turned to rage. He hacked (the victim) five times with a machete. He had the specific intent to kill when he did this act,” Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Christian…

Domestic Assault in Sing Buri: Husband Attacks Wife with Machete in Jealous Rage

Picture courtesy of Amarin. A 62-year-old man from Chai Nat has been arrested after violently attacking his wife with a machete in a fit of jealous rage, leaving her critically injured by the roadside in Sing Buri province. The assault was so brutal that the handle of the weapon reportedly broke ...