A Washington state woman is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly attacking her boyfriend with a samurai sword for spending too much time playing video games and being unfaithful.
During the incident in Camas, Washington, a town northeast of Portland, Oregon, Emily Javier waited until her boyfriend was asleep before she attacked him with a sword; fortunately, he was able to fend off the onslaught.
“I was able to wing chun my way to survival," said victim Alex Lovell while speaking with the Oregonian/OregonLive this week in an interview over Facebook messenger. “I saw the look in her eyes, and it scared the living poop out of me,” he added. “I told her I loved her, and she was killing me. She needed to call police, or I was going to die.”
According to the police affidavit, the assault began earlier that night after Lovell fell asleep. That's when Javier grabbed the sword she had taped to the side of the bed and began hacking him. Lovell awoke and was able to put her in a bear hug; he chalks up his survival to his martial arts training and all the kung fu films he's seen. Once Lovell was able to subdue her, Javier called the police.
“I was just so proud for beating this samurai wannabe crazy lady with hate in her heart,” said Lovell, who almost lost several fingers during the attack. “I’ve been preparing my whole life for something like this.”
While speaking with the Columbian, Lovell denies he ever cheated. “I barely had time to hang out with my girlfriend, let alone another girl,” he said. “I didn’t see it coming, but it makes sense that it happened. She obviously didn’t want anyone else to have me, so — samurai sword.”
Javier remains in custody.
Source: washingtonpost.com
