Texas woman attacks housemate with hammer, police say

Published January 08, 2015

Austin police have charged a woman who they say attacked her housemate with a hammer.

Fifty-seven-year-old Cynthia Chayer was being held at the Travis County Jail Monday on $300,000 bond. She has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Police and firefighters were dispatched to an Austin group home on Thursday after a fire was reported. Two women told police that Chayer became upset about getting a new roommate and became violent. They say Chayer hit the victim on the arm and back of the head with a hammer.

Police say Chayer exited the smoke-filled house with the hammer. She tells police she used it to try to kill the victim.

Arson investigators determined the fire was intentionally set.

Online jail records didn't indicate an attorney for Chayer.

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