GARDNER – The dangerousness hearing for an Athol man accused of stabbing a female victim in the neck with a kitchen knife has been continued to Jan. 20.
Jack Newbrough, 25, made a brief appearance in Winchendon District Court in Gardner Monday, Dec. 29, at which time the decision was made to continue the hearing.
Newbrough, of 122 Riverbend St., Athol was originally arraigned on three charges, but at Monday’s hearing the charge of assault with attempt to murder was dropped. He remains charged with assault and battery on a family/household member and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon with serious bodily injury.
Newbrough is being held without bail at the Worcester County Jail and House of Correction is West Boylston pending his next court appearance.
Officers were dispatched to 5 School St. the morning of Thursday, Nov. 20, to find a female victim who police said was stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife.
According to a statement by Winchendon Police, Officers Dylan Mei and James Maynard arrived on the scene and found the victim, who police said is related to Newbrough.
Court records indicate that when officers arrived they found the victim on the porch of the residence suffering from what police described as a “severe laceration” to her neck. The victim directed officers to the driveway of the home where Newbrough had locked himself inside a vehicle.
According to the police report, Maynard instructed Newbrough, who was sitting in the passenger seat, to unlock the door. Newbrough refused and proceeded to stab himself in the neck.
The victim was transported to UMass/Memorial Hospital in Worcester, where she was treated for her wounds and released. Newbrough’s wounds were superficial, according to the police report, and he did not require transport for treatment of his injuries.