Seaford Man Charged with Attempted Murder

Bridgeville, DE – State Police Detectives have arrested a Seaford man after a domestic argument leads to him cutting his girlfriend's throat.

The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. Friday August 28, 2015, after troopers were dispatched to Nanticoke Memorial Hospital for a female with a severe laceration to her neck. Upon their arrival at the emergency room, troopers were initially informed that an unknown suspect had slashed the 20-year-old female's neck with a knife while she was out on the front steps of her residence located in the 12000 block of Nat Turner Street, Bridgeville.

Further investigation revealed the 20-year-old victim and her boyfriend, Darnell A. Aiken, 20 of Seaford, were involved in a verbal altercation inside her home when Aiken went into the kitchen and retrieved a knife. Aiken then returned to the living room and swung the knife at the 20-year-old female causing the large laceration to her neck. Aiken, and another female that was in the house at the time, brought the victim to Nanticoke Hospital in Darnell's vehicle and while on the way there, Aiken threatened harm to them if they said what really occurred.

Detectives took Darnell Aiken into custody at the hospital with some resistance and transported him back to Troop 5 in Bridgeville. He was later charged with Attempted Murder 1st, Possession of a Deadly Weapon During the Commission of a Felony, Resisting Arrest, Terrorist Threatening, and Criminal Mischief to a police vehicle. He was arraigned at JP3 and is being held without bail at Sussex Correctional Institution.

The victim's current condition and status are unknown.

If you or someone you know is a victim or witness of crime or have lost a loved one to a sudden death and are in need of assistance, the Delaware State Police Victim Services Unit/Delaware Victim Center is available to offer you support and resources 24 hours a day through a toll free hotline 1800 VICTIM-1. (1-800 842-8461). You may also email the unit Director at debra.reed@state.de.us.