A woman is accused of purposely hitting her boyfriend with a car and then attacking a bystander who tried to help the man as he bled from the head in Auburn, Massachusetts, police said Tuesday.
Angela Phaneuf is facing charges including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery on a household member, assault and battery, OUI - liquor and OUI - drugs.
According to Auburn police, officers were called to Homestead Avenue Monday around 12:30 p.m. for reports of person hit by a car. When they arrived they found what they described as a "chaotic" scene, with a man on the ground next to a vehicle, bleeding from the head and in severe pain.
Witnesses told police that a woman, later identified as Phaneuf, purposely hit the man after an argument. She then kicked a bystander who was trying to help the victim, witnesses said.
Phaneuf was taken into custody at the scene. Police said she later told detectives that she was in a long-term dating relationship with the victim and that she'd been drinking alcohol and using drugs earlier in the day.
Phaneuf was held on $5,000 cash bail following her arraignment in Worcester District Court on Tuesday. She is due back in court on July 10.
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