Belleville woman charged with beating man in the head with a hammer
A Belleville woman faces felony charges in St. Clair County Court after allegedly attacking a man with a hammer last week.
Deanna J. Giddings-Davis, 42, was charged on Nov. 7 with one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and one count of domestic battery.
According to the charging documents, Giddings-Davis struck the man, who lives with her, in the head with a hammer several times. The incident happened sometime between Nov. 3 and Nov. 4. The condition of the man is unknown.
Giddings-Davis was arrested by Belleville police and remained in custody at St. Clair County Jail on Monday afternoon. Her bail is $45,000.
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Hana Muslic
Belleville News-Democrat