A northwest suburban woman who was staying with a friend in Wisconsin to hide from her abusive estranged husband was murdered Wednesday night, and police have her spouse in custody.

Mount Pleasant, Wis., police responded just before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to a 911 call about a domestic violence incident in the 600 block of Calvin Lane, a statement from police aid.

The caller told police they “heard someone screaming and a body was observed being dragged across the front lawn to a vehicle,” police said. The man then drove off with the woman about two minutes before police arrived.

Police said the people involved in this assault were a 38-year-old man and his 36-year-old wife, both from Arlington Heights.

“They had been separated and the wife was trying to hide from her husband in Mount Pleasant at a friend’s residence. Prior to this assault the victim had filed a restraining order against the suspect in Arlington Heights,” police said.

The woman had been returning to her friend’s home when she was attacked with a “hatchet-type weapon,” police said.

About 10 minutes later, a second 911 caller reported a woman bleeding at the Super 8 Motel at 1150 Oakes Rd., police said.

The woman suffered “life-threatening” injuries and was taken by Flight for Life Helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, where she was pronounced dead about 10 p.m., police said.

The husband was arrested without incident moments after police arrived in the motel parking lot, the statement said.

According to the Racine County Sheriff's office, Cristian Loga-Negru faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, mayhem and kidnapping and was ordered held on a $1 million bail.

Neighbors near Loga-Negrus' Arlington Heights apartment say they knew the couple had a rocky relationship, but never expected something so gruesome to happen.

"Everyone in the building, they say hi to each other and stuff," said neighbor Stephanie Gomez. "We are all civil, and this guy was just there. He was just rude."

Residents said police were called the home before.

"There were a couple of times where there was some argument and the cops show up," said neighbor Miguel Gomez.

Police are not releasing the name of the victim until family can be notified, police said.