Vic: Peirce daughter charged over alleged meat cleaver attack

AAP General News (Australia)
04-23-2009
Vic: Peirce daughter charged over alleged meat cleaver attack

The daughter of gangland widow WENDY PEIRCE is the latest person charged over an alleged
meat cleaver attack in a Melbourne hotel.

South Melbourne detectives have arrested 23-year-old KATIE PEIRCE over the alleged
attack on 44-year-old MARK LOHSE at the Clare Castle Hotel in Port Melbourne on March
28.

LOHSE suffered life-threatening injuries.

WENDY PEIRCE was charged with attempted murder on Tuesday .. along with two others
over the incident.

KATIE PEIRCE appeared in an out of sessions court hearing at the South Melbourne criminal
investigation unit office yesterday afternoon .. charged with attempted murder and intentionally
causing serious injury.

She's been remanded in custody to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.

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