Police last Thursday arrested a 39-year-old New Canaan woman and charged her with disorderly conduct and third-degree assault.
At about 4:47 p.m. on May 28, officers responded to a South Avenue home on a report of a dispute, police said.
Through an investigation, officers established probable cause for the two misdemeanor charges.
It isn’t clear how the woman caused physical injury or whether she is related to the victim. Police withheld details, saying it’s a domestic matter.
Under state law, a person is guilty of third-degree assault if he or she “[w]ith intent to cause physical injury to another person… causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or … recklessly causes serious physical injury to another person; or … with criminal negligence… causes physical injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon, a dangerous instrument or an electronic defense weapon.”
Police released the woman after she promised to appear the following day in state Superior Court.
She pleaded not guilty, according to Connecticut Judicial Branch records, and is now scheduled to appear July 30.
The Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Stamford provides services, support and education for the prevention and elimination of domestic violence. Its 24-hour hotline is 888-774-2900. To reach DVCC offices during regular business hours, the number is 203-588-9100. Services are free and confidential, multilingual and multicultural. Here’s a podcast with the organization’s executive director.