A woman attempting to reconcile with her estranged husband handcuffed herself to him as he slept and then bit him on his torso and arms as he phoned for help, police in the US state of Connecticut say.
Helen Sun, 37, told police she wanted to have a conversation with Robert Drawbough without him leaving. She changed the locks on their bedroom door and, while he was sleeping, handcuffed herself to him, authorities said.
Drawbough was able to dial emergency rescue from his mobile phone. Nearly out of breath, he told dispatchers he woke up handcuffed, was still bound to his wife and was holding her down, according to a recording released by police. Dispatchers heard Drawbough scream in agony, apparently as his wife bit him.
"Owwww!," Drawbough shouts repeatedly. "Are they almost here? Oh God. I need help!"
Asked by dispatchers why his wife was attacking him, Drawbough says he divorced her. He also said she has a history of violence.
Drawbough was treated at a hospital, police said. Sun told investigators that restraining Drawbough was the only way she could get him to speak to her, authorities said.
