Man beats another with a hammer at rooming house

STAMFORD, Conn. – A man who says he was upset with his rooming house neighbour for talking about him has been arrested for attacking the man with a hammer.

The Stamford Advocate reports 36-year-old Rocael Perez-Godoy allegedly attacked a 47-year-old man in the house’s common kitchen.

Police say that when they arrived Tuesday night there was a man washing blood off his face. The man says Perez-Godoy randomly walked into the kitchen and began hitting him with the hammer, striking him in the face and head.

The victim was treated for facial fractures.

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Information from: The Advocate, http://www.stamfordadvocate.com