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This happened yesterday about 20 miles from Ballinafad.
John
Thu, September 9, 2004
Woman flees chainsaw
CO-WORKER CHASED IN OAKVILLE
By JASON TCHIR, TORONTO SUN
SLEEPY DOWNTOWN Oakville became a scene from a horror movie as a town workman attacked a female co-worker with a chainsaw. "It was a horrible, horrible scene -- like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre," said Frank Koval, 61, who saw the sudden attack in front of the Oakville Public Library yesterday. "That woman is so lucky to be alive. She has angels watching her."
The two -- part of an Oakville Parks and Recreation crew doing landscaping at Lakeshore Rd. and Navy St.-- had just finished a break with coworkers around 2:50 p.m. when the man started his chainsaw, witnesses said.
"I thought that was strange because there were no low branches to cut," said Koval, who was there to clean. "He was behind her holding it awfully close to her back. I thought maybe they were horsing around."
But then the woman started running "as fast as she could," Koval said. "There was no warning of the attack at all. They didn't seem to be arguing or anything."
Two other workers from the crew tackled the attacker. Koval then helped the other two men hold him down.
'HE CUT HIMSELF'
"He had cut himself across the stomach with the chainsaw and he was screaming 'I have to die now,'" said another witness, who didn't want her name printed. "This was all right in front of the library, with all these kids inside watching."
The attacker and victim were taken to hospital for injuries that weren't life-threatening, Halton Regional Police said.
Police have not released the name or ages of the victim or the attacker.
"People in Oakville came to her aid and were able to stop it from becoming a terrible tragedy," Sgt. Jeff Corey said. "This obviously could have been much worse."
Corey said police did not yet know what sparked the attack and said the two were apparently not romantically involved.
"As far as we know, they were just co-workers," he said.
Police could not give details of the injuries, but witnesses said the woman was cut in the back and above her wrist.
As police investigated, Oakville residents like Anne Torrence, 50, gathered to see what was happening.
"I never expected anything like this. This isn't supposed to happen in Oakville," she said.
John
Thu, September 9, 2004
Woman flees chainsaw
CO-WORKER CHASED IN OAKVILLE
By JASON TCHIR, TORONTO SUN
SLEEPY DOWNTOWN Oakville became a scene from a horror movie as a town workman attacked a female co-worker with a chainsaw. "It was a horrible, horrible scene -- like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre," said Frank Koval, 61, who saw the sudden attack in front of the Oakville Public Library yesterday. "That woman is so lucky to be alive. She has angels watching her."
The two -- part of an Oakville Parks and Recreation crew doing landscaping at Lakeshore Rd. and Navy St.-- had just finished a break with coworkers around 2:50 p.m. when the man started his chainsaw, witnesses said.
"I thought that was strange because there were no low branches to cut," said Koval, who was there to clean. "He was behind her holding it awfully close to her back. I thought maybe they were horsing around."
But then the woman started running "as fast as she could," Koval said. "There was no warning of the attack at all. They didn't seem to be arguing or anything."
Two other workers from the crew tackled the attacker. Koval then helped the other two men hold him down.
'HE CUT HIMSELF'
"He had cut himself across the stomach with the chainsaw and he was screaming 'I have to die now,'" said another witness, who didn't want her name printed. "This was all right in front of the library, with all these kids inside watching."
The attacker and victim were taken to hospital for injuries that weren't life-threatening, Halton Regional Police said.
Police have not released the name or ages of the victim or the attacker.
"People in Oakville came to her aid and were able to stop it from becoming a terrible tragedy," Sgt. Jeff Corey said. "This obviously could have been much worse."
Corey said police did not yet know what sparked the attack and said the two were apparently not romantically involved.
"As far as we know, they were just co-workers," he said.
Police could not give details of the injuries, but witnesses said the woman was cut in the back and above her wrist.
As police investigated, Oakville residents like Anne Torrence, 50, gathered to see what was happening.
"I never expected anything like this. This isn't supposed to happen in Oakville," she said.
