CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Canton Township man has been charged with torture and assault after he attacked his wife with a power saw and injured his two minor children, police said.
Oswald John Tallent, 46, is accused of seriously injuring his wife with a power saw, according to authorities. He also physically assaulted two of his minor children, officials said.
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Tallent is charged with assault with intent to commit murder, torture, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder or by strangulation, third-degree child abuse and third habitual offender.
The first assault charge and the torture charge each carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, authorities said. The second assault charge is a 10-year felony and the child abuse charge is a two-year felony.
Tallent was arraigned Thursday in 35th District Court in Plymouth. He is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
He is scheudled to return to court April 13.
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