Shocking Confrontation: Man’s Violent Outburst Over Febreze Incident Nearly Turns Deadly

A New Hampshire man, aged 29, allegedly attempted to kill his sister and her friend in a brutal attack involving a hatchet and a steak knife, reportedly claiming he was putting an end to “years of abuse.”

Chandler Walden was apprehended on Sunday and now faces eight felony charges. These include two counts of attempted murder, three counts of aggravated first-degree assault with a deadly weapon, and three counts of second-degree assault, one of which pertains to domestic violence resulting in severe injury, officials revealed.

The Londonderry Police Department detailed in a statement that officers were dispatched to a home located in the 100 block of Chase Road at 8:50 p.m. on March 15 following reports of a stabbing incident. Upon their arrival, they encountered two individuals outside the residence suffering from numerous stab wounds, while nearby bystanders provided aid. The authorities quickly identified the suspect as someone familiar to the victims and noted that he had retreated inside the house.

Law enforcement officers engaged with Walden at the scene and managed to arrest him “without incident,” according to police reports. The victims were promptly taken by the Londonderry Fire Department to different hospitals, where they were treated for serious injuries involving multiple stab wounds and cuts.

Given the gravity of the accusations against Walden, detectives were dispatched to thoroughly investigate and process the crime scene.

One of the victims Walden allegedly attacked was identified as his sister by Manchester ABC affiliate WMUR.

Court documents obtained by the New Hampshire Union Leader provided additional details, alleging Walden used both a hatchet and a steak knife in the attack.

In charging documents, prosecutors allege Walden “purposely attempt[ed] to cause the death” of the two women by “striking [them] with a hatchet and steak knife, both deadly weapons in the manner they were used,” with both victims suffering multiple injuries to the head and torso.

According to a probable cause affidavit, while Walden was being arrested, an officer “noted he had blood on his neck and hands.” During a subsequent pat-down, the officer asked if Walden had any weapons on him and he reportedly replied that he had “left them in his room.”

One of the women told investigators Walden and his sister had been arguing earlier in the day before going out. The sister and friend later returned to the home and found Walden “spraying Febreze around the house when he then began to yell” before going after his sister.

The other victim said she tried to intervene and was also assaulted, later telling police she could not confirm whether Walden used a hatchet because her glasses had been knocked off in the mayhem.

That victim also reportedly told investigators she heard Walden say, “After all the years of abuse, it ends tonight. I’m going to end this tonight.”

Detectives later executed a search warrant on the home and recovered the alleged weapons from a trash can in Walden’s bedroom.

The defendant is currently being held at the Rockingham County House of Corrections without bond. A probable cause hearing is scheduled for March 25.