Man, woman accused of beating Burke County man with claw hammer

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — A man and a woman were arrested after deputies said they beat a Burke County man with a claw hammer.

Burke County sheriff’s deputies said they responded to a mobile home park in the Salem area Friday where they found the man, who was suffering from traumatic injuries.

Deputies said Stacy Heatley, 43, and Patricia Hunley, 57, who were suspected in the attack, fled with the man’s truck, phone and wallet.

They are both charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery with a dangerous weapon, larceny of a firearm and larceny of a motor vehicle.