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DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Court documents are shedding light on the gruesome details that led to a Decatur woman being charged with two murders and domestic violence.
Court records state that Mary Hughes stabbed a man on East Moulton Street 22 times in the neck with a box cutter-style weapon. Decatur Police found the man on September 1 after being called to his apartment.
DECATUR PD: Woman charged with murder following two separate death investigations
Hughes was found with the man’s belongings while under arrest for a separate assault charge, according to court documents.
News 19 discovered details surrounding that assault as well.
On Aug. 25, Decatur police officers responded to a stabbing call at a home on Ororke Lane. An adult man was found with multiple lacerations. At the time, the man was taken to Huntsville Hospital for treatment.
Police say a woman, identified as Mary Hughes, was also at the home when they arrived. Following an investigation, Hughes was charged with domestic violence – assault and taken to the Morgan County Jail on a $10,000 bond.