HERRIN, Ill. (WJPF) – A woman remains in critical condition after she was severely beaten over the weekend during a domestic dispute in Herrin.
At about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Williamson County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home in the 14000 block of Circus Street in Herrin The 49-year-old victim had escaped her attacker and sought help from a neighbor. On the way to the hospital, police say she stopped breathing and had to be intubated. It’s reported she’s still on a ventilator as of Monday morning.
Her attacker, 41-year-old Brian Herring, was arrested at his home Saturday morning and is jailed on charges of aggravated battery.
