Woman Stops Intruder with Medieval Combat Skills and a Sword
An Indiana woman says her training in medieval combat helped her corner a home intruder.
Karen Dolley, 43, woke up to find the man standing in her hallway early in the morning and instinctively began protecting herself.
“I could see the guy standing right about here and I just came out of the bathroom and started punching, and yelling get out, get out, get out!” Dolley told the local TV station.
Dolley punched him in the face at least 10 times before she grabbed her large Japanese combat sword, according to the news report given to station WXIN.
The Indianapolis Star also reports Karen Dolley of kept the intruder subdued with a Japanese sword she keeps near her bed.
Dolley says she learned to fight as a teenager in the Society for Creative Anachronism, a group that recreates skills of the Middle Ages. She also skates with roller derby team Naptown Roller Girls.
Police responding to Dolley’s 911 call arrested 30-year-old Jacob Wessel of Greenwood, charging him with residential entry. Police say he forced open the home’s back door. Police reports say he was taken to a hospital because he was high on an unknown substance.
Source: The Indianapolis Star, www.indystar.com