Man charged with attempted murder after metal bat attack in Berkeley
A 51-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities say he used a metal bat to attack a younger man on Eighth Street in West Berkeley last week.
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A neighbor who heard the attack tackled the assailant and wrestled with him to intervene, police said.
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