MARGATE, Fla. (TCN) — A 36-year-old man is behind bars on charges including attempted felony murder after allegedly attacking his sister with a machete while she was asleep next to her 1-year-old daughter.
According to WTVT, Ruben Altidore allegedly attempted to kill his sister on Aug. 3. According to an arrest report obtained by the outlet, the victim, whose name has not been released, was asleep in bed with her toddler daughter when Altidore allegedly repeatedly slashed her with a machete. During the attack, he allegedly said, “Oh my God, why aren’t you dead yet?”
WPLG reports that the victim ran from Altidore; home surveillance footage allegedly showed him chasing her with the machete. She reportedly collapsed after ringing neighbor Luis Pereria’s doorbell…