Glamorous female mayor, 54, attacked husband with crowbar after he confessed to 'mistake'

A glamorous politician attacked her hubby pinch a crowbar and spot him successful a crazed battle aft he confessed to a 'mistake successful their marriage', constabulary said. 

Shaunna O'Connell, 54, nan Republican politician of Taunton, Massachusetts, appeared successful tribunal Friday to look battle and artillery charges stemming from nan alleged onslaught connected her hubby Edward O'Connell successful July. 

A judge rejected nan mayor's attorneys' petition to disregard nan charges, who cited an affidavit from Edward saying he would garbage to attest against his woman and claimed they had reconciled. 

He admitted successful nan affidavit that he and his woman had an 'argument that sewage heated, and matters sewage physical', but took work for his wife's alleged guidance and said he regretted calling nan cops connected her. 

'I made a correction successful our marriage, and I made a correction involving nan police,' he said. No further specifications connected that 'mistake' were shared. 

Following nan judge's dismissal of O'Connell's petition to driblet nan case, nan politician will guidelines proceedings successful December moreover arsenic her hubby refuses to attest against her. 

Prosecutors opportunity they scheme to telephone 5 witnesses and nan defense plans to telephone two, pinch O'Connell's attorneys saying they person affidavits from Shaunna and Edward downplaying nan incident.  

Edward maintained that he would invoke his Fifth Amendment correct against self-incrimination if questioned, and said successful his affidavit that he wants 'this criminal action dismissed' against his wife. 

'Shaunna and I are supporting each different done this. You person seen our affidavits. This media frenzy of our individual life is disappointing,' he said. 

Police said officers were called to their location for a use cheque astir 8:20pm and recovered O'Connell's hubby successful their driveway, who told officers that his woman spot him connected nan near forearm and deed him connected nan correct manus pinch a 'small crowbar-type tool.' 

Cops said they saw an unfastened coiled connected Edward's forearm 'consistent with' a bite, alongside 'multiple unfastened wounds' connected his knuckles, reports the Boston Globe. 

Edward reportedly told constabulary that he tried to thrust distant from their location but his woman 'jumped connected nan hood' of his car to extremity him, and officers said they saw a mini dent connected nan couple's vehicle. 

In her affidavit, Shaunna claimed that she and her hubby based on complete 'marital issues' connected nan nighttime of July 19, starring her to spell to an upstairs chamber 'where (she) felt safe.' 

Edward told constabulary that they had firearms successful nan location but they were locked successful a safe, and erstwhile officers entered nan spot they recovered Shaunna locked wrong their bedroom. 

Police said she was uncooperative and refused to unfastened nan door, and erstwhile she yet did so, she said 'very little' and told officers she didn't cognize 'what was really told to them.' 

She went connected to allege that her hubby had been 'verbally abusive' toward her, but claimed to not cognize really her hubby sustained his injuries, starring constabulary to apprehension her astatine nan scene. 

O'Connell, who antecedently pleaded not blameworthy successful July, will now guidelines proceedings successful December complete charges of battle and battery. 

In a connection released Monday aft her hearing, nan politician thanked her organization for reaching retired to her to connection support. 

'It intends a batch to my family,' O’Connell said. 

'Like each couples, we had a disagreement. As Ted stated, he should person ne'er progressive nan police, but it was a heated moment. We each person them. 

'Ted and I person been joined for 27 years and together for 34 years. We person 2 awesome daughters, and this has been difficult for our family. 

'We are each looking guardant to a affirmative conclusion and putting this down us. I ever person and ever will activity difficult for nan group of Taunton.'