A FURIOUS woman who attacked her boyfriend with a samurai sword after discovering Tinder on his phone has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.

Emily Javier, 31, chopped off two of Alex Lovell's fingers during the assault and later admitted that her "purpose" was to kill him.

3 Emily Javier, pictured, waited for her boyfriend to fall asleep before slashing at him with the samurai sword

On Wednesday she pleaded guilty to to attempted first-degree domestic violence murder.

Javier, who was with Lovell, 30, for two years, told police how she went to a local mall and purchased a samurai sword after finding Tinder on his phone earlier this year.

She claimed to have not only found the app but also strands of red hair in their shower.

Javier also admitted she attacked her ex because he played video games and ignored her.



RED HAIR IN THE SHOWER

According to an affidavit, she told police: "I was trying to kill him for cheating. That was my purpose".

Before the attack last year Javier retreated to the bedroom, where she had taped the sword and two knives to the side of their bed, and waited for him to join her and fall asleep.

Lovell horrifyingly woke up to his girlfriend, who had hidden his phone so he couldn't call for help, slashing at him with the samurai sword.

Doctors were able to reattach his fingers, while his left knee suffered a laceration that required a metal plate to repair some of the bone.

His wrist was put in a cast and he also suffered cuts to the body and bruising on his neck during the attack, which happened in Camas, Washington, in March last year.

I was trying to kill him for cheating. That was my purpose. Emily Javier

Javier called the police after she believed he was dead, a court heard.

She told police: "He’s in there. I just stabbed him. You guys need to help him!"

Officers burst into their home to find blood splattered on the walls and Lovell curled up into a ball, Oregon Live reported at the time.

He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries including lacerations to his feet, legs, arms, neck and torso.

Lovell said: "I saw the look in her eyes, and it scared the living poop out of me.

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"I told her I loved her, and she was killing me. She needed to call police, or I was going to die."

Lovell denied being unfaithful but admitted that his relationship with Javier had been rocky since the beginning.

Javier will be sentenced in March and could face up to 20 years behind bars, reports the Columbian.

3 Javier accused boyfriend Alex Lovell, pictured, of cheating on her - a claim he has repeatedly denied Credit: Facebook

3 Javier bought the samurai sword after finding Tinder on his phone Credit: PA:Press Association

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