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A Phoenix woman faces serious criminal charges after she slit her ex-boyfriend's throat in front of her three children, reports azfamily.com. In an ironic twist, the victim was assisted by another ex-boyfriend of the woman.

Daytona Johnson is currently under arrest after she allegedly cut ex-boyfriend, Chad Grubbs, above his throat with a meat cleaver on Friday afternoon. She faces charges of attempted second-degree murder, assault causing serious physical injury, reckless injury, intent to commit assault, vulnerable adult abuse and three counts of child abuse. Any of these charges could get her serious punishments, including loss of custody of her children.

Mesa resident Erik Grumpelt is facing a second-degree murder charge after he admitted to killing his girlfriend to his father, and then reportedly lived with the corpse for two months, reports ABC15 News.

According to Mesa police officers, Grumpelt admitted he struck 39-year-old Malinda Raya several times in the gut in May because she allegedly cheated on him with other men. When he returned to her unresponsive body, he reportedly panicked and hid her body under the bed, wrapping her in sheets over the course of two months, as the smell worsened.

Interestingly, Raya was not reported missing, unlike another recent alleged killing by a boyfriend in the Valley.

Did that sweet former child star Frankie Muniz really assault his girlfriend? The Arizona Republic reports that the 25-year-old man who was once the star of the popular television show Malcom in the Middle had police officers come to his Phoenix home last week after he and his girlfriend Elycia Turnbow got into an argument.

Turnbow told police that Muniz threw her into a wall and punched her in the back of the head, but officers said that they saw no noticeable injuries. Muniz, on the other hand, says that he and Turnbow got into an argument about past relationships and that she began to hit him when he wouldn't let her see his computer. He said that he was the one to call the cops because their fight was getting out of control.

Twenty-two-year old Rafael Bueno Ochoa was arrested last week in Prescott Valley after allegedly punching his girlfriend and biting into her arm. ABC News reported that the victim claimed that she tried to defend herself but that her boyfriend bit her and may have possibly removed a portion of her finger with his teeth.

Prescott Valley police officers say that the victim contacted a domestic violence shelter the day after the incident and reported the altercation to the Prescott Valley police department. The suspect, Ochoa, denies any involvement with the alleged assault, but admitted to "wrestling" with the victim to explain injuries that his girlfriend had on her lip and body.

A Phoenix police officer with the Squaw Peak Precinct was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of assault and resisting arrest, a surprising story for many people in the Phoenix community. The Arizona Republic reported that Officer Sutton Wohlman was booked at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office jail after he allegedly choked his girlfriend and hit another police officer while he was off duty. Maricopa County Superior Court documents say that the suspect had been drinking before the domestic violence incident.

Former NFL player Mark Fields was arrested earlier this week in Goodyear after allegedly beating the mother of his 6-year-old daughter outside the child's daycare. The Arizona Republic reports that several witnesses told police that Mark Fields beat his ex-girlfriend and had her in a choke hold.

The NFL star, who used to play for the Carolina Panthers, was booked into the Fourth Avenue Jail on felony counts of aggravated assault and interference with education, and misdemeanor counts of endangerment and disorderly conduct. Booking documents stated that the football player has had a history of domestic violence and that the frequency and intensity of incidents is increasing. The couple also has had an ongoing legal dispute over child custody.

Do orders of protection prevent a victim from another attack? FindLaw states that there are studies that show issuing a protective order or arresting a person who commits an act of domestic violence does reduce future incidents of attacks. However, a recent case in Arizona shows that even with a protective order, acts of violence can still occur.

The Arizona Republic reports that 62-year-old Lorraine Long was pronounced dead after being shot in a Sierra Verde Ranch home in Seligman. Detectives arrested Robert Wiesner, from Scottsdale, in the shooting. Apparently, the alleged murder victim had obtained an order of protection earlier this year to restrict Robert Wiesner's contact with her.

A Gilbert woman accused of beating her husband to death with a hammer was found competent to stand trial for a first-degree murder charge based on a doctor's report. But was the slaying a form of self-defense?

The Arizona Republic reports that Marissa DeVault allegedly beat her husband with a hammer to the head, but only after enduring years of physical, sexual and mental abuse from her husband Dale Harrell. The woman claims that she attacked her husband after he had raped and strangled her that same evening.

A neighbor of a Phoenix couple said that she heard what sounded like fighting, furniture being thrown, and gunshots in the home. It seems like a domestic dispute got way out of hand, where a woman could face criminal charges over the incident

The Arizona Republic reports that a Phoenix woman was arrested on Tuesday morning after police suspected that she shot her live-in boyfriend during an argument. The 49-year-old woman Mary Slutz and her 26-year-old boyfriend when the argument started. When police arrived at the Phoenix home, Mary Slutz told the law enforcers that she had shot her boyfriend multiple times. However, the victim told police that he had actually shot himself

Randolph Sipple, of Phoenix, was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly tying up his wife with electrical tape and gagging her with a sock. According to the Arizona Republic, the victim said that her husband had also smacked her and threatened to kill her.

After Randolph Sipple had left the home near Loop 101 and 23rd Avenue, Phoenix police said that the woman was eventually able to break free from the electrical tape and call 911. The wife, Amy Sipple, claims that her husband was carrying a gun when she was being tied up, but police say that a gun was not found when investigating. Now, the Arizona Republic reports that the man could face charges of threatening or intimidating, unlawful imprisonment and assault over the alleged incident.