Gloria Drummer, 57, was arrested for stabbing a woman in the head with a butcher knife.
A Connecticut woman has been arrested after stabbing a stranger in the head in a random attack.
Gloria Drummer, 57, was caught on camera as she carried out the vicious assault outside a CVS pharmacy in Farmington.
Police said Drummer appeared to have waited for the victim and then stabbed her in the head several times with a 10-inch butcher knife.
The innocent 27-year-old victim collapsed before her boyfriend and CVS employees rushed to help, reported WFSB.com.
Drummer reportedly shouted “You’re lucky I didn’t scalp you,” before calmly walking across the street and waiting at a bus stop.
“She was rambling on and said ‘Just take me to jail, take me to jail for what I did,'” West Hartford Police Lt. Ted Stoneburner said.
According to an affidavit, Drummer had been in the store buying cigarettes before the incident.
Witnesses told police that she was mumbling to herself before the incident, and said she appeared to be emotionally disturbed.
“First thing is to protect victim and citizens. The suspect obviously has a mental disability and we’re in extensive training for all our officers to deal with people with emotional disabilities,” Stoneburner added.
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The attack happened Thursday outside this CVS store.
The victim was treated for injuries that weren’t life-threatening, including a 1-inch-long wound on the top of her head that needed three staples to close.
Police said Drummer was charged with first-degree assault and breach of peace.
According to the affidavit, she made suicidal statements to an officer and was later taken to the UConn Health Center for evaluation.
She faced a judge on Friday morning and was issued a $100,000 bond.