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WEST VALLEY CITY -- A West Valley man faces felony and other charges for attacking his girlfriend with a set of deer antlers. It happened over the weekend at an apartment complex near 3600 South and 2900 West.
West Valley police Capt. Tom McLachlan says the man beat the victim's face with his fist, breaking her nose, then at some point grabbed a set of deer antlers and hit her in the back of the head. McLachlan says the force of the blow was strong enough to break the antlers.
"I'm not surprised that people use various objects in a domestic violence. I mean, obviously it's a very emotional time, and if they're prone to that, they grab what's at hand," McLachlan said.
The woman suffered lacerations and various other bumps and bruises but was not seriously hurt.
Police responding to the scene discovered the suspect had fled. They used a blood hound to track him to a field not far away.
Christian B. Christensen, 35, was booked into jail on a felony aggravated assault charge and several misdemeanor charges, including committing domestic violence in the presence of a child.
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