Husband Jacob Couch nearly decapitated after maniacs hatchet attack in front of horrified wife at Tucson bus stop

A father of two was nearly decapitated in front of his wife and left in critical condition by an axe-wielding menace as the couple were in the middle of a cross-country trip home — one year after their son’s death.Jacob Couch, 32, was sitting on a bus stop bench with his wife Kristen in Tuscon, Arizona when 25-year-old Daniel Michael confronted the pair on April 5.Michael was allegedly carrying a hatchet through Tuscon’s downtown area and began yelling at the couple, KOLD reported, citing court records.“Seeing your husband get almost decapitated and being the only one to help like it’s, hard,” Kristen Couch told the outlet.She recalled telling the stranger they were just leaving as her husband bent down to grab their bags when Michael launched his horrific attack.“I’m still in shock,” Kristen Couch said.The ruthless brute cut an artery in Couch’s neck in half and struck his skull.The bloody attack took place a mile from the University of Arizona.Couch was rushed to nearby Banner University Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and was placed on life support.His family fears he won’t survive his injuries after doctors diagnosed him with an anoxic brain injury caused when the brain is deprived of oxygen for an extended period.“He’s not expected to make it right now,” Couch’s younger brother Luke said outside the hospital days after the attack.

“We’ve just been taking it how we can.”The couple, who had been married for 11 years, had been living in Los Angeles for nearly a year after the stillbirth of their son in May 2024.“We were coming home because we just couldn’t get it together like we just needed our family,” Kristen said.The two were on their way home to Arab, Ala.where their 13- and 15-year-old daughters were waiting for them.They had been traveling by bus and were waiting at 6 Avenue and Broadway station for the next leg of their journey.“He was a very non-confrontational person,” Kristen Couch said.

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