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Dementia-Stricken Woman Arrested for Hammer Attack on Husband

6/7/2025

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In Gulf Breeze, Florida, a 79-year-old woman named Elizabeth Diane Collins, suffering from dementia, was arrested for a shocking attack on her husband with a hammer. Deputies discovered her in a state of confusion and injury. With a troubling history of mistaking him for an intruder, Collins now faces aggravated battery charges and is held on a $2,500 bond.

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In Gulf Breeze, Florida, a 79-year-old woman named Elizabeth Diane Collins, suffering from dementia, was arrested for a shocking attack on her husband with a hammer. Deputies discovered her in a state of confusion and injury. With a troubling history of mistaking him for an intruder, Collins now faces aggravated battery charges and is held on a $2,500 bond.