A 75-year-old Miami-Dade man is facing serious charges after authorities said he stabbed his sleeping wife multiple times.
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Pratapsinh Thakor was arrested on attempted murder and domestic battery charges in the alleged incident that happened at the couple’s apartment around 1 a.m. Tuesday, an arrest report said.
According to the report, Thakor entered a bedroom and started stabbing his wife in the back while she slept without being provoked.
His wife woke up and begged him to stop before she was able to get the knife away from him.
Thakor started punching her but she was able to get away and contact authorities, the report said.
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When deputies arrived they found the suspect sitting on the ground outside their apartment holding the victim by her hair, the report said.
He was taken into custody but denied any involvement, the report said.
The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment and found to have two lacerations to her back, a punctured lung, a laceration to her left arm and a bloody mouth.
Thakor was booked into jail and expected to appear in bond court. Attorney information wasn’t available.
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