Thursday, October 1, 2009

Woman plays dead to escape attacker

A woman escaped death at the hands of an attacker by playing dead, according to Rutland authorities.
Police say Ian Patureau walked into a police station and said he had killed a woman at his home. Officers found the woman lying on a couch in the apartment covered with red marks and scratches.
Police said after fighting the man unsuccssfully, she relaxed to convince him that she was dead. She told police she was holding an infant at the time of the attack. Patureau pleaded innocent to felony aggravated domestic assault and endangerment of a child.