Homeless Man Allegedly Slits Woman’s Throat After She Lets Him Enter Her Apartment For Shower

A Utah homeless man was arrested for allegedly cutting a woman's throat after the latter let him enter her apartment to take a shower.

The police officers, who were responding to the house at 850 South West Temple Street on Feb. 6 at around 5 p.m. ET, found the woman bleeding heavily, News 10 reported. Paramedics transported the woman in a critical condition to a hospital, where she received emergency surgery. Following this, she was listed as critical, but stable.

The person of interest, identified as 30-year-old Eric Jones, was arrested on Feb. 11, and booked into the Salt Lake City Metro Jail on one count of aggravated assault, a statement by the Salt Lake City Police Department said.

The statement said the attack appeared to be random.

The victim reportedly told the Salt Lake City Police Department she had let Jones into her home so that he could take a shower. However, she added, he ended up critically injuring her. The woman's identity wasn't released by the Salt Lake City Police Department.

"No additional information on this case is being released at this time," the police said in the statement, the New York Daily News reported. "The victim in this case is requesting privacy."

The investigation into the case was ongoing. There are no further updates available on the victim's condition as of Monday.

In January, a homeless man in New York allegedly beat up and robbed a person, who offered the former his coat. The 59-year-old victim was walking down the sidewalk in front of 476 5th Avenue when he came across the accused Xavier Israel, 25, lying on the pavement. The victim tried to warm him up by gently placing his coat on top of him, but, within minutes, Israel jumped to his feet and knocked the man to the ground. Surveillance footage from the nearby cameras showed Israel grabbing the defenseless victim’s wallet from his back pocket. Israel was arrested and levied several charges including assault, robbery and grand larceny. He had allegedly carried out a similar attack on a man just days prior to the incident.