Woman slashes boyfriend’s throat on Thanksgiving Day: police

MESA, Ariz. – A woman is accused of trying to kill her boyfriend after slashing his throat on Thanksgiving Day.

What we know:

Just after 8 p.m. on Nov. 27, Mesa Police responded to an apartment complex on South Country Club Drive.

Tamala Rudeseal, 52, called police to tell them she had slashed someone’s throat.

Dig deeper:

When officers arrived, they detained Rudeseal and rushed the victim, later identified as her boyfriend of 11 years, to a nearby hospital. The victim underwent emergency surgery for a laceration to his throat. 

Officials said he is expected to survive. 

Rudeseal was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, according to the police department.

What we don’t know:

Police did not say what led up to the incident. The victim’s identity was not released.