Police: Man’s hand cut off with machete during fight

Rachael Perry
Courtesy of The Lowell Sun.

By: The Associated Press

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LOWELL, M.A. – Police in Massachusetts say a man’s hand was cut off with a machete during a fight at a public housing project in Lowell.           

Capt. Timothy Crowley tells The Sun newspaper that officers responded to the project at about 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for a report of a stabbing.              

Responding officers reported a victim with a “severe hand injury” and requested an ambulance.              

The victim was taken to the hospital where doctors were assessing whether the hand could be re-attached. Police say the injury is not life threatening.              

Police arrested 54-year-old Domingo Ayala and charged him with mayhem. Additional charges are possible. He is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.              

It could not immediately be determined if he has a lawyer.

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