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NORWALK, Conn. An argument over child care allegedly escalated into a bloody assault Sunday. Norwalk police say a man grabbed a broom and hit his wife in the head in front of their young children.
Jose Martinez-Cruz, 31, of 31 Lexington Ave., was arrested and charged with injury/risk/impairing morals, second-degree breach of peace, criminal violation of a protection order and second-degree assault. Bond was set at $100,000.
The victim ran out of the building at about 3 p.m., her face covered in blood from a cut on her forehead, Sgt. Lisa Cotto said. Her husband had left early that morning. When he came back, she yelled at him for leaving her alone all day with the children, ages 3 and 1.
Neighbors called 911. Martinez-Cruz came out shortly after police arrived and was handcuffed.
Cotto said police found furniture overturned in the apartment, blood on the walls and a bloody broomstick. A relative who lives in the apartment said he had heard the argument but hadn't seen the fight. The victim was taken to Norwalk Hospital.
Also on the police blotter:
An older man said he had been punched in the face and knocked to the ground while walking on East Avenue on Saturday night. The 53-year-old man had a cut on his head and was taken to Norwalk Hospital at about 10:20 p.m. after police found him near Norwalk Pizza and Pasta, Cotto said. He said he had been walking home when a couple of guys started picking on him near the Dunkin' Donuts. He couldn't remember much but knew they had followed him and jumped him. They fled without taking anything.
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