Man allegedly attacks girlfriend over macaroni

[November 13, 2008]  NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) -- An unemployed man faces a domestic assault charge after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend last Saturday for making him macaroni for dinner. Investigator Dale Matuszczak said the woman called for help after locking herself in a bathroom.

Matuszczak said she apparently had been hit with a cooking pot, suffering a cut on her nose and bruise on her face.

According to the police report, the man was intoxicated and assaulted the woman when he discovered she made macaroni for his dinner. Food was tossed around the house as he hit the woman with the pot.

The man was arrested and charged with second-degree domestic assault.

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Information from: The North Platte Telegraph, http://www.nptelegraph.com/

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