(Council Bluffs) A Council Bluffs man faces charges concerning a stabbing on Thursday afternoon.
Council Bluffs Police responded to a disturbance call between a male and a female in the 600 5th Avenue neighborhood. Officers responding were informed that a female was stabbed in the neck by the male. The female was taken by private vehicle to Jennie Edmundson Hospital, where she sought treatment for a significant stab wound to her upper back near the base of the neck. The female was eventually referred to UNMC due to the severity of the injury; at this time, the injury is said to be non-life threatening. Officers located the male offender close to the area and arrested him.
The male, identified as 31-year-old Angers Kau, of Council Bluffs, was transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections and booked in on charges of Attempted Murder, Felony Domestic Abuse, Child Endangerment, Disobedience to Police, and Public Intoxication. During the investigation, it was learned that the two persons involved in this disturbance are married and that their children were present during this assault. The children were not injured in this incident.
