Coralville woman accused of dumping hot water on father of unborn child, stabbing him with fork

Lang
11/13/9

Allegedly dumping bowls of hot water on the father of her unborn child, then stabbing him with a fork has led to a Coralville woman’s arrest.

21-year-old Dominique Hughes is pregnant with the alleged victim’s child. Coralville Police say that just after 6:45 Tuesday night Hughes dumped multiple bowls of hot water on the man’s head at the couple’s residence in the Iowa Lodge apartments on The Coralville Strip. She then allegedly poked him with a fork, causing minor visible injuries.

Hughes was arrested and charged with Domestic Abuse Assault Causing Injury, a Serious  Misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of one year in jail.