PD: Middletown woman assaulted man with tuna can

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MIDDLETOWN >> A woman was charged with third-degree assault Wednesday night after reportedly beating a man with a can of tuna.

Police responded to William Street around 7:40 p.m. after receiving a call from a witness who overheard a fight that she believed might he physical.

The caller said she heard a woman shout, “I’m going to kill you: kill, kill, kill,” followed by a man saying, “Now I’m bleeding. Look what you did to me.”

Police interviewed the man, who said he had been drinking with the woman, Emily Harrison, 30, and when they returned home she became aggressive, the report says. He said Harrison began hitting and pushing him, and later struck him repeatedly with a can of tuna, it continues.

Police said the victim had cuts on his right hand from the can of tuna, but he did not require medical attention.

Police arrested Harrison and charged her with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct. She was released on a $1,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court July 23.