Jackson County prosecutors today accused a 66-year-old man of attacking a 42-year-old woman with a machete after an argument over crack cocaine.

Prosecutors charged Eugenio Planche with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in connection with the 2:10 a.m. attack this morning in the 5800 block of Woodland Avenue.

According to police, Planche gave the victim, who was his roommate, $20 to buy a rock of crack then complained about the size of the rock she delivered. Planche allegedly retrieved a machete from his bedroom and swung it at the victim while other roommmates tried to break up the fight.

Officers arrived and found the victim and suspect covered in blood.

The victim suffered cuts to both hands that required six stitches each and a gash on her head that required eight stitches. She also suffered broken bones and severed tendons in her left hand. Her injuries were not life-threatening, but she can not use her hands for six weeks and will need to see a specialist to be able to regain use, according to court records



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