Local Man Beats Girlfriend with Shovel Resulting in Brain Bleed and Skull Fracture

Niagara Action
2 days ago
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An Upstate New York man is in custody and a woman remains hospitalized following a savage assault with a shovel in Buffalo’s Lovejoy neighborhood.

According to police, Julian Taylor, 31, was arrested on multiple charges after attacking his girlfriend with a shovel in a violent outburst. The incident occurred just after 8pm on Thursday, July 31st, on Greene Street.

Police reports indicate that Taylor punched and struck the victim before grabbing a shovel and beating her in the head. The attack left the woman with multiple severe lacerations, skull fractures, and brain bleeds.

A witness who rushed to the woman’s aid spoke to WIVB Channel 4 News on the condition of anonymity. He described the moment he came upon the scene and found the victim in critical condition.

"There was a bunch of people standing around looking at her and there was no one that wanted to literally do anything, so I grabbed towels and wrapped them around her head and kept pressure until the firefighters showed up,” he said. “That’s about all I could do at that time. I’m not looking for any recognition or anything like that, it’s just, ya know, someone needed help."

The witness recalled the disturbing sight when he first located the victim.

“I go over to her side of the fence and as I look through, like her fence, you could see that she’s laying there and there’s blood just coming out of her head,” he said. “So, at that point, I jumped the fence, I had her bring me towels and at that point you can literally see parts of the inside of her head from what he did to her.”

Police were able to arrest Taylor at the scene and recover the shovel used in the assault. When officers questioned him, Taylor reportedly said:

“I didn’t do anything.”

Taylor is currently being held without bail and faces charges of first-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Taylor is scheduled to appear in court for a felony hearing on August 14th. If convicted of the most serious charge, he could face up to 25 years in prison.

It is possible that Taylor will face additional charges after an indictment. The incident remains under investigation.