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Volunteer firefighter accused of stabbing woman, daughter inside home
Police say a murder attempt on the Main Line ended with a woman being stabbed several times, and her young daughter getting injured trying to intervene.
RADNOR TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police say a murder attempt on the Main Line ended with a woman being stabbed several times, and her young daughter getting injured trying to intervene.
Radnor Township police were called to a stabbing incident at a home on Willow Avenue just before 2 a.m. Sunday.
They found a woman with multiple stab wounds and a young girl with unspecified injuries.
The girl told police the suspect was known to the family as Mr. Hall, and provided a description.
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Charles C. Hall, 40, was taken into custody after being involved in a vehicle crash a short time later.
He is charged with Criminal Attempt - Murder of the First Degree, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Criminal Trespass, and related charges.
Hall is also a volunteer firefighter with Broomall Fire Company. He has since been suspended.
Both the mother and daughter were transported to a local hospital. The mother is in stable condition after undergoing surgery, while the daughter was treated and released.