A meat cleaver-wielding maniac attacked his wife in front of two firefighters who had been trying to break up their fight, officials said.
The man and woman were loudly arguing in front of Fong’s Trading at 74 Canal St. at 10:24 a.m. when two of New York’s Bravest -- stationed across the street at Engine Company 9, Ladder Company 6 -- saw the dispute and tried to break it up, according to FDNY spokesman Jim Long.
That’s when the man pulled out a meat cleaver and and began hacking at his wife, fire sources said.
“He got a couple of good hits in,” Long said. “He hit her several times.”
One of the firefighters tackled the cleaver-wielding man, Long said, as the woman took off, leaving her high-wedge shoes and clumps of bloody hair behind.
The other Bravest chased the injured woman and caught up with her, several blocks away, at 56 East Broadway, Long said. That’s where he flagged down a police car, and she was taken to Bellevue Hospital.
She’s listed in critical condition but is expected to survive her wounds, sources said.
Additional reporting by David K. Li
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