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By Michael Donoghue
Vermont News First
A Burlington man is facing an attempted second-degree murder charge after city police say he pummeled his wife unconscious in front of three children over the weekend.
Bal Khadka, 44, is due for arraignment in Vermont Superior Court on Tuesday for the felony charge.
Burlington Police said patrol officers responded to an apartment at 234 South Champlain Street about 5:48 a.m. Saturday after receiving multiple 911 calls. Some reported a fight in progress and others requested an ambulance.
Officers found an unresponsive woman lying in bed, with substantial injuries to her head, Interim Police Chief Shawn Burke reported.
After further investigation it was determined Khadka had reportedly bludgeoned his spouse with a large flashlight while in the presence of three juveniles, Burke said.
An ambulance with the Burlington Fire Department transported the victim to the University of Vermont Medical Center, where she remains in critical condition, Burke said Sunday.
A judge ordered Khadka held without bail at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans pending arraignment.
The investigation remains active and has been transferred to BPD’s Detective Services Bureau for follow-up.
Anybody with information about the incident is asked to contact Detective Erica Schaller at (802) 540-2282.
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Native born Burlington man…….. yup.
Burlington again celebrates diversity. A flashlight assault? The surviving victim can be grateful that apparently there was no cleaver readily available this time. Probably just another cultural misunderstanding and an oversight regarding the way our predominant Western culture handles domestic disputes and about the role of men and women in a family situation. He must not have read the multi-lingual “welcome-to-America…this is how we do things here” pamphlet. Our local non-profits and NGOs that welcome in refugees and asylees should maybe spend some of that taxpayer money on their cultural enlightenment programs.
This is not “a Burlington man” This is someone from far away…who has some sort of mental disease…..and now WE have 3 small children emotionally crippled FOR LIFE because of what this monster did. And they witnessed. Hang him!
C’mon you guys. What about his 1st Amendment rights. The Koran allows him to beat his wife, but I don’t know if it allows him to use a flashlight. The Commiecrat Vermont legislature should be rushing to pass laws to show ID to purchase a flashlight, a background check, limiting the size of flashlights and a three-day waiting period to pick it up.
C’mon you guys. What about his 1st Amendment rights. The Koran allows him to beat his wife, but I don’t know if it allows him to use a flashlight. The Commiecrat Vermont legislature should be rushing to pass laws to show ID to purchase a flashlight, a background check, limiting the size of flashlights and a three-day waiting period to pick it up.
Maybe the ICE Protesters can come to this poor Burlington man assistance . Koran law should cover this Burlington man rights as Im sure he is a legal citizen .
Third world people bringing third world culture to our state. Isn’t the refugee program great?
We can all agree that LEGAL immigration/work visas are in place to bring to our country good, honest hard-working people who are an asset to our communities. That being said, …… When I look deeply into this man’s eyes, I see pure evil. The facial expression shows no remorse. Quite the opposite. He looks as if he is thinking, “she deserved it, I’d do it again and what are you going to do about it”. I can’t imagine being a child and witnessing such a thing. May they somehow receive God’s peace. And may this devil be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.