Man charged with attempted murder after woman attacked in shopping centre pond
William Dobbs, 35, has been charged after allegedly trying to steal a woman’s purse and pushing her head underwater in a koi pond at a shopping centre in Skokie, near Chicago. The woman and Dobbs did not know each other; shoppers intervened and pulled him away.
The woman suffered a concussion, fractured vertebrae and bruising to her eye and arm, according to court documents. Dobbs faces attempted murder and two aggravated battery charges, including one involving a senior citizen. He is being held without bail and is due back in court on 6 November; police said they found no gun.
- A woman was injured in an attack at a mall koi pond.
- Bystanders intervened and pulled the suspect away.
- The suspect faces attempted murder and aggravated battery charges.
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Skokie is a suburb just north of Chicago, in the US state of Illinois. Shopping centres are public places where visitors and staff may be nearby, and some have indoor features such as decorative ponds.
The woman and William Dobbs are reported to have been strangers. The charges against Dobbs include attempted murder and aggravated battery, which concerns causing serious harm to another person; the allegations will be considered through the court process.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Wannabe thief accused of holding woman’s head underwater in mall koi pond”.