Crime

Tacoma woman beaten, critically injured by father of her children

A 27-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday after being beaten by the father of her children at a Tacoma home, police said.

Officers were called shortly after 7:30 p.m. to the 5600 block of South Park Avenue by someone who said the woman was not breathing.

She was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

Details of the argument or how she was injured were not released.

The 31-year-old father of her children was arrested and booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of first-degree assault.

This story was originally published January 11, 2021 at 9:01 AM.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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