A Scotland Neck area woman was charged this morning in a domestic assault.
Detective Rich Somogyi of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Deputy Buford White responded to an assault in the Scotland Neck area of Halifax County.
When Deputy White arrived he found the residents fighting in the house. The victim was bleeding from the head and the arm.
Wilma Crandall was holding an axe handle. Halifax County EMS transported the victim to Our Community Hospital in Scotland Neck where he was treated for his wounds.
Deputy White took Crandall into custody and she was later charged with assault with a deadly weapon causing serious bodily injury. Crandall was placed into the Halifax County Jail under no bond with a court date of Sept. 9.