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A 52-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after her boyfriend had his throat slashed on Thanksgiving Day, Mesa police said Saturday.

Police officers responded just after 8 p.m. Nov. 27 to an apartment complex at 650 S. Country Club Drive. The caller was 52-year-old Tamala Rudeseal, “and she said that she had slashed the victim's throat,” according to a Mesa Police Department release.

Rudeseal was detained, and the victim was taken to a hospital where he underwent surgery for a laceration to his throat,

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