DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman was attacked by a machete-wielding assailant at a Florida Waffle House Thursday, according to Daytona Beach police.
NBC affiliate WESH reported that officers were called to a stabbing at 4 a.m. that morning about a stabbing.
Surveillance video showed the man speak with several patrons before approaching the victim and speaking with her in a booth.
Officers said it was at this point, the man pulled out a machete and began hitting her multiple times. A witness said the victim screamed as this happened.
Police said the attacker walked out of the restaurant and left in a red SUV.
The victim survived and called 911, saying that she didn’t know who the man was, according to police.
