Crime

Police: Woman charged, man injured in knife assault

Columbus police charged a 23-year-old woman with aggravated assault Sunday after a dispute at a Milgen Road apartment, officers said.

Michelle Purdue of 4712 Milgen Road is accused of attacking a 27-year-old man with a knife, striking him in the head and leaving lacerations, investigators said.

The incident occurred in a bedroom between 8:45 and 9 p.m., police said. An ambulance took the victim to the Midtown Medical Center for treatment.

The man previously had filed complaints involving Purdue, officers said.

This story was originally published December 28, 2015 at 8:46 AM with the headline "Police: Woman charged, man injured in knife assault."

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