Hannah Birch, New Zealand Meat Cleaver Attacker - 2010

Cromwell, New Zealand – On May 16, Hannah Birch, 17, became furious following an argument with another person who identity has been withheld from the public. So Hanna threw a meat cleaver as her victim, missing him or her by just a metre. The cleaver struck a wall and embedded itself there. In Alexandra District Court on December 22, 2013, Judge Stephen O'Driscoll, in sentencing her stated that “made a mistake and was out of control when she attacked” and opined that the crime “was a one-off” and because of that he would go lightly on her. Ms. Birch’s lawyer, Tim Cadogan said his client had been doing her best at becoming a better person and her career prospects would be limited if she was convicted and asked that the court forgo sentence in order to keep her record clean. The judge however declined to forgo sentencing and gave her a 12 month suspended sentence.

[UHoM text; source: “Woman convicted for throwing meat cleaver,” The Southland Times (Wellington, New Zealand), Oct. 22, 2010]

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Daytona Johnson, Arizona Meat Cleaver Attacker - 2012

Phoenix, Arizona – Daytona Johnson, 26, was sentenced to five years in prison for her September 11, 2011 attack on her boyfriend with a meat cleaver. The attack, which took place in the presence of the attacker’s three children, left the man with a cut just above his throat. At the time, Johnson was living with the victim, Chad Grubbs,  and another ex-boyfriend, Dominick Giarruisso, both whom have fathered children with her.

The violence occurred during an argument. According to police, Ms. Johnson punched Mr. Grubbs in the face and when Mr. Giarruisso tried to intervene she did the same to him. She then threw a can at Mr. Grubbs cutting him above the eye. She assaulted Giarruisso (who has a prosthetic leg) again, “pushing” him and then left the residence. Five minutes later she returned “and threatened Grubbs first with a kitchen-style knife that she pulled from her rear waistband and later with a meat cleaver-style knife that she put to his throat.” She made a shallow 5 to 6 inch cut to Grubbs’ throat while saying “I’m going to cut your head off.” After this she fled again.

None of the victims suffered a life threatening injury. Ms. Johnson was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder, assault causing serious physical injury, reckless injury, intent to commit assault, vulnerable adult abuse and three counts of child abuse. She was released on $60,000 bond.

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[UHoM text: Sources: Steve Stout, “PD: Woman attacks ex-boyfriend with meat cleaver,” CBS 5 AZ (Phoenix, Az.), Sep 10, 2012; Mike Gertzman, “Meat cleaver attack on ex-boyfriend lands woman in prison,” AZ Family.com (Phoenix, Az.), April 23, 2012; “Phoenix meat cleaver attack nets woman 5 years,” azcentral.com, Apr. 23, 2012]

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Corrinne Perez, Meat Cleaver Attacker – Texas, 2013

In Katy, Texas, on January 4, 2013, Meagan Perez was charged with attacking a family member with a meat cleaver during an argument. She was charged with “aggravated assault of a family member.” The original news reports did not offer information on the nature of the victim’s injuries. No updated reports on the case have yet been located.

[UHoM text; Source: “Katy Woman Charged In Meat Cleaver Attack,” News 92 FM (Houston, Tx.), Jan. 7, 2013]

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Post in progress – Most of these cases can be found on google if you wish to study this subject before this collection has been posted.

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1998 – Trudy Dudley – Morgantown, West Virginia –

2000 – Linda Randle – Lodi, California – attacked woman

2008 – Diana Rowe – Norwich, Connecticut –

2008 – Betty Fort – Syracuse, New York –

2009 – Wendy Peirce & Andrea Louise Fuzzard – Port Melbourne, Australia (proxy)

2010 – Hannah Birch – Cromwell, New Zealand

2010 – Phyllis Ann Lasich – Portland, Oregon –

2011 – Amanda Lynn Cole – Pottsdown, Pennsylvania – male, female roommates

2011 – Sheyla Rivera – Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania – grandmother, police
2012 – Elissa Patrice Beatong Ellis – Rexburg, Idaho – husband

2012 – Stephanie Jean Jezewski – Dawson, Pennsylvania –“a man”
2012 – Daytona Johnson – Phoenix, Arizona
2012 – Christine Kelly – Memphis, Tennessee – great-nephew, daughter
2013 – Hong Nguyen – Johnson City, Tennessee

2013 – Meagan Perez – Katy, Texas – “ a family member”

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Linda Randle: Meat Cleaver-Wielding Attacker – California, 2000

Lodi, California – On January 13, 2000, according to police, Linda Randle a 36-year-old nursing student, attacked a fellow classmate with a meat cleaver. The victim, a woman, was stuck on the elbow by the cleaver as she was getting into her car. The victim was able get into the car escaping further blows but Randle “continued her attack, shattering the vehicle's window.” The victim and a passenger managed to drive away. The victim was not seriously injured. She was treated at a nearby hospital and released.

The local newspaper the Stockton Record, reported that “Randle apparently was upset about a comment the woman made regarding the holiday, although the woman told police she was unsure what Randle was referring to.”

Ms. Randle was arrested and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. He was held in jail in lieu of $1,000,025 bail.

[Summary by UHoM; Source: “Woman charged with attempted murder,” The Record (Stockton, Ca.), Jan. 19, 2000]

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