Gruesome video shows an Indian man attacking a woman with an ax after complaining to the police about his unwanted advances.
The surveillance video shows the attacker arriving on a scooter in front of the woman’s home in Hyderabad’s Meerpet region on Monday, just after another woman handed her a child, Daiji World reported.
The attacker, identified as Rahul Gold, 26, is seen running after the victim as she flees into the house with the child. Another camera captures the ensuing chaos as he hacks her before fleeing.
He was caught the next day.
The woman was hospitalized with injuries to the palm, forearm and shoulder. She is expected to survive.
Gold, described as a family friend, had been harassing the woman and trying to force her into a relationship for some time, even after knowing she was married, the report said.
She had recently complained to police and he was arrested – but after he was released on bail, the enraged man launched the attack with the ax, police said.
Assistant Police Commissioner Purshottam Reddy said Gold has been charged with attempted murder.