Police: Woman attacks boyfriend with hammer in Southwest Philadelphia

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Police: Woman attacks boyfriend with hammer in Southwest Philadelphia
Police: Woman attacks boyfriend with hammer in Southwest Philadelphia. Rick Williams reports during Action News at 12:30 p.m. on May 8, 2019.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A woman is in custody after police say she attacked her boyfriend with a hammer in Southwest Philadelphia.

It happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 5500 block of Springfield Avenue.

Police say the 28-year-old man was hit in the head several times.

He was hospitalized in serious condition.

Police are calling this a domestic dispute.