Taber man charged after hatchet attack
Posted Oct 26, 2010 3:13 pm.
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A Taber man has now been charged after allegedly attacking an intruder with a hatchet.
The man arrived home in May to find a stranger’s car parked in his driveway. He searched his home, but couldn’t find anyone.
The man then ventured back outside to discover someone sitting in the vehicle in the driveway. Police believe that’s when the homeowner attacked the vehicle’s occupant, hitting him twice with a hatchet.
The man suffered facial and dental injuries. Although the victim raced from the scene he was arrested only a short time later.
Joseph Singleton has been charged with assault with an weapon and assault causing bodily harm.
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