Practical Sword

Finally - Apperently a sword being put to good (practical) use!

Story:
New Jersey -- Police said a 61-year-old woman was letting her dogs out at a home in Beverley when man barged into the back door at about 10 p.m. Monday night.

The woman's daughter was upstairs when she said she heard her mother screaming."I came downstairs and he was standing there beating her with a board," the daughter said. The suspect turned his attention to the younger woman when she intervened, striking her with the board and punching her in the head, she said.

But the daughter decided to fight back. She said she ran upstairs and grabbed a Samurai sword, which she collects. With sword in hand, the young woman ran down the stairs and the suspect ran out the door and fled on a bike.

The older woman was taken to hospital where she received 18 stitches, eight staples and suffered a concussion in the incident. The younger woman was also given several stitches.

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