Man killed, woman seriously injured – NBC Boston

A woman was seriously injured and her husband killed in Milford, Massachusetts, on Monday morning in what authorities believe was a case of domestic violence.

The woman may have died but was resuscitated by the Milford Police Chief, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early. The identities of the two have not been released publicly, but their family is still notified. Their four children were at school at the time of the stabbing and are now in the care of family members.

There is no believed to be a threat to the public, said Milford Police Chief Robert Tusino. He said it was not immediately clear who stabbed whom in the incident at an apartment on South Bow Street near Central Street.

If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or www.diehotline.org or send an SMS with the text LOVEIS to 22522.

The stabbing was reported in a 911 call at about 9 a.m., officials said. When a team including Tusino, a trained emergency medical technician and Milford police chief, arrived, they found the woman upstairs with multiple stab wounds and the man in the basement with a single stab wound to the chest.

Early told reporters the woman was “missing. They brought her back.”

Tusino described the scene as chaotic, noting “a significant language barrier” with people outside the home while the woman who needed help suffered “significant blood loss.”

While Tusino did not provide details on how the woman was resuscitated, he said “she has had some major surgeries” and that first responders are “cautiously optimistic” about her condition.

The couple's children are between the ages of 5 and 14. Police have never been called before about an incident involving the couple, Tusino said.

The incident was first made public by Early at an independent press conference, while police initially said they had closed South Bow Street in the area for investigation.