Tucson woman facing attempted murder charge following machete attack
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A woman is facing a host of domestic violence charges, including attempted second-degree murder, following a machete attack at a Tucson home on Sept. Rosetta Hicks has been charged with attempted second-degree murder, child abuse, aggravated assault with serious injury, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and disorderly conduct with a dangerous instrument. The 62-year-old Hicks is being held on a $525,000 bond. According to the interim complaint, Hicks attacked one of her daughters with the machete during a fight. The victim’s son, a non-verbal and autistic 9-year-old, was at the home along with the victim’s boyfriend.
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Hicks told police she had custody of the victim’s son, and that the reason she hid from police was that she was worried they would take the child away.