A woman in Roseville bit the victim as she slept, then returned with two knives and cut the victim in the face, prosecutors say.
Moran Guan faces a charge of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon causing substantial bodily harm, according to a complaint filed October 22 in Ramsey County District Court.
According to the complaint, Roseville police responded to a home in Roseville at about 12:35 a.m. on October 22 after a report of an assault with knives. Officers arrived to find the victim bleeding from a large laceration to her forehead and her chin. The victim told officers she woke up to Guan biting her. The victim said she fought off the attack, but Guan returned to the bedroom holding two knives and cut the victim in the face.
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Officers entered the home and found a man wrestling with Guan on the floor. He told officers Guan still had one knife. Officers arrested Guan and recovered a knife from her hand.
In a post-Miranda interview, Guan told officers she believed the victim was possessed. Guan said she thought she would die if she did not attack the victim.
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Jurisdictional Context
Ramsey County encompasses Saint Paul and is served by the Ramsey County Attorney’s Office. Felony cases are heard in the Second Judicial District at the Ramsey County Courthouse in downtown Saint Paul; Ramsey County Community Corrections operates the Ramsey County Correctional Facility in Maplewood.
