Man tried to saw off neighbor's head with steak knife: Cops
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Cyril Granahan (Wood County Sheriff’s Office).

A Wisconsin man was charged with the murder of his neighbor two weeks after she reportedly told police that he tried to cut her head off.

A 60-year-old named Cyril Granahan has been taken into custody at the Wood County Jail, facing charges for two felonies related to his neighbor’s death. The 61-year-old woman, whose identity remains undisclosed in media reports, passed away on May 8 following a surgery which aimed to address brain bleeding, as detailed in the Wisconsin Rapids City Times. The local news source accessed the criminal complaint, revealing that the woman had been admitted to the hospital on April 25 when her caregiver found her in her home with bloodstains on her shoulders.

The caregiver transported the woman to the hospital, where she allegedly informed police, as noted in the complaint, that Granahan threatened her by saying he would “cut (her) head off.”

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The criminal complaint, which was also examined by the Marshfield News-Herald, indicates that the woman informed authorities of her intermittent dating relationship with Granahan since 2023. Residing in the apartment below her, Granahan reportedly visited her residence on the evening of April 24, staying until around 1 a.m. the following morning.

The woman told police that Granahan then returned to her apartment at 4:15 a.m., reportedly asking about a cigarette case. When she told him that she did not know where it was, she stated that Granahan allegedly started to physically assault her by pushing her to the ground and later stomping on her chest.

During that altercation, Granahan allegedly told the woman he was going to break her neck. According to the complaint, he also allegedly told her he was “going to cut (her) head off” before getting a “big, long steak knife.”

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