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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Officials say the suspect in a Saturday night assault attempted to ditch police by jumping from the eighth-floor window of a University Circle apartment building.

The 26-year-old man – accused of attacking a female friend with a knife inside her Commodore Place apartment at 1990 Ford Drive -- is now in the hospital with severe head and skeletal injuries, according to officials.

Police said the suspect, whose name has not been released, used a kitchen knife to cut the hand of his 23-year-old female victim just before midnight.

When University Circle officers arrived at the apartment to investigate, the suspect bailed, according to Cleveland police.

The man smacked into an awning before hitting ground. The fall knocked him unconscious, police said.

Cleveland police and EMS were then called to the scene.

The suspect was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center. The victim was taken to University Hospitals and treated for a laceration to her hand, police said.

Charges against the suspect are pending, according to officials.

Anyone with information about the assault is asked to call the Cleveland Division of Police Third District Detective Bureau at (216) 623-5318.