WEBSTER, MA — A woman faces multiple charges after police say she attacked her boyfriend with a hammer and had stabbed him a week earlier.
Webster Police officers responded to an apartment at 24 Mechanic Street at approximately 1:22 a.m. Friday for an anonymous report of a woman hitting her boyfriend with a hammer.
Officers heard a disturbance inside the apartment upon arrival and made contact with a man and woman.
The woman, identified as Rachel Moore-McNeil, stated there was no fight happening.
However, the man told officers a fight did occur and Moore-McNeil struck him in the head and back multiple times with a hammer.
The man had several lacerations and other injuries consistent with what he reported to officers.
Officers also discovered that Moore-McNeil stabbed the victim a week prior, causing severe lacerations.
Moore-McNeil resisted arrest as officers attempted to handcuff her, and officers had to take her to the ground to safely secure her in handcuffs.
The victim was treated by Webster EMS and transported to UMASS University for his injuries.
Rachel Moore-McNeil, 30, of Webster, was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a family/household member, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault to maim and resisting arrest.
Moore-McNeil was arraigned at Dudley District Court on Friday.
