Crime & Safety
Police Say Palm Springs Woman Tried to Cut Off Husband's Penis with Scissors
Virginia Valdez, 69, was booked late Saturday at Smith Correctional in Banning and released Sunday on $100,000 bail, according to inmate records.
A Palm Springs woman allegedly tried to cut off her husband's penis with scissors, and she was arrested on suspicion of mayhem, spousal abuse and assault with a deadly weapon, police said Sunday.
About 5:45 p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Rochelle Road, Palm Springs police Sgt. Melissa Desmarais said in a statement.
"Officers made contact with a 62-year-old male victim who reported that his wife had attempted to sever his penis with scissors, resulting in injuries to the area," Desmarais said.
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The man was treated at a local hospital for the non-life threatening wound, Desmarais said. He was released from the hospital.
"The weapon was recovered from the scene and the investigation remains ongoing at this point," Desmarais said.
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Virginia Valdez, 69, of Palm Springs, was taken to Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, where she was booked on three felonies just before midnight Saturday, according to inmate records.
The 5-foot-4-inch, 145-pound woman was released Sunday on $100,000 bail, according to inmate records. She has a court appearance scheduled Jan. 31 in Indio.
Palm Springs is a desert resort city at the east end of the San Gorgonio Pass in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles and San Diego.
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