Hartford police officer injured in stabbing attack released from hospital
HARTFORD, Conn. _ Hartford Police said Friday that Officer Jill Kidik, who was severely injured in a stabbing attack last week, has been released from Hartford Hospital.
Kidik, a 12-year department veteran, was wounded during a call to a landlord-tenant dispute at an apartment building on Constitution Plaza on May 17.
Although police said it will take a considerable period for Kidik's wounds to heal, she is expected to make a full recovery.
Kidik and her family have said they do not want to talk about what happened or comment in general.
Her Hartford police colleagues were on hand at the hospital as Kidik was discharged. A contingent of officers in city patrol cars, lights flashing and sirens blaring, then escorted Kidik from Hartford Hospital to her home early Friday afternoon.
The woman accused in the violent attack, Chevoughn Augustin, is being held in lieu of $2 million bail. The charges against her include attempted murder, first-degree assault, assault on a police officer and third-degree criminal mischief. She is due back in court June 5 in Hartford.
_The Hartford Courant
