Crime & Safety
Nashville Woman Stabs Ex-Boyfriend For Refusing To Cook: Police
A 29-year-old woman stabbed her ex-boyfriend when he refused to make food for her, according to police.
NASHVILLE, TN — A Nashville woman may have overreacted when her ex-boyfriend said he wouldn't prepare a meal for her.
According to an affidavit, Stranesha Buford, 29, asked her ex to make her some food July 26. When he refused to do so, she allegedly threw a glass at him. The man told police he was able to restrain her after the glass-throwing, but she stabbed him on the left side of his back with a kitchen knife while he was holding her. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Middle Tennessee Patch morning newsletter.)
The man was able to keep a hold on Buford until a family member arrived to take him to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Buford is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and is being held on a $35,000 bond.
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