A man has critically injured his 23-year-old wife in the head with a meat cleaver in Manhattan, US, on Sunday.
Firefighter Jose Ortiz, 51, witnessed the start of the attack from the open door of his Engine.
Ortiz said the 28-year-old madman was dragging his wife along the street by the arm as she protested.
When Ortiz approached the flailing pair, the attacker pulled a meat cleaver from his waistband, attacked his wife and then swung the blade at the firefighter.
“He was not a big guy, only about 5-foot-5, but the cleaver made him a little taller,” Ortiz said.
Firefighters Shane Clarke, 33, and Jim Trainor, 30, ran to help Ortiz, and together they managed to subdue the attacker with the help of cops who they flagged down in a passing car.
The hysterical victim, covered in blood, was taken to Bellevue Hospital in critical but stable condition, police said.
Her husband was taken into custody at the scene.
Charges were pending on Sunday afternoon.
- NYDailynews
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