Man charged after woman walking dog was attacked in McHenry Park – NBC Chicago

A Wisconsin man has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery, including strangulation, after authorities said it was an apparently random attack on a woman walking her dog in a suburban park last weekend.

Police say Raymond P. Link, 47, was with his unleashed dog at Petersen Park in McHenry on Sunday when he suddenly attacked a 59-year-old woman who was also walking her dog. The woman was initially taken to Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital with serious facial injuries and multiple dog bites. She was then flown to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville for treatment.

Police said a 37-year-old man who did not know Link or the woman intervened and suffered a broken collarbone and a dog bite.

Police do not believe there was any connection between Link and the woman and called the attack “unprovoked.” Link was arrested at the scene, while his dog fled the area and was later located and released to McHenry County Animal Control.

Link, of West Ellis, Wisconsin, was charged with one count of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery with great bodily harm, one count of aggravated battery by strangulation and two counts of aggravated battery in a public place.

Link was taken to the McHenry County Jail pending court proceedings.

Police say the incident is still under investigation.