A Florida woman is accused of pouring acid on a man while he was in bed, in what authorities described as a domestic and likely “premeditated” attack.
Chuanying He, 50, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery, according to a New Port Richey Police Department news release. She was arrested and booked into Pasco County Jail.
Investigators believe he “intentionally poured acid onto the victim while he was in bed.” They did not reveal the suspect’s relationship with the victim, only describing the incident as “domestic”.
According to authorities, He was the one who alerted them to what had occurred.
“Following the attack, the defendant barricaded the bedroom door and called 911 to report the incident,” according to the officers, and “evidence gathered during the investigation indicates the act was premeditated.”
Around 5 p.m. on Thursday, the police were called to a home on the 4500 block of Slippery Rock Road in New Port Richey. When officers arrived and went inside, they discovered a man “suffering from severe chemical burns.”
He was airlifted to Tampa General Hospital and was still in critical condition when the police department issued a press release on Friday. Officers arrested the woman “without further incident” and said the attack appeared to be limited to the two people involved.
New Port Richey is a city of approximately 20,000 people on Florida’s west coast, near Tampa Bay.
