BOSTON -- The woman stabbed repeatedly by a Massachusetts man who died after police subdued him using electronic stun guns is expected to survive.
Susan Tapley tells NBC Boston that her 24-year-old daughter, Maegan Tapley, suffered extensive stabbing and slashing injuries and will have to see an eye specialist and undergo plastic surgery. She's currently recovering in a local hospital.
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Police in Cohasset responded to report of a disturbance in a home in town Thursday night and found 25-year-old Erich Stelzer attacking Tapley with a knife.
Officers used stun guns on Stelzer but he became unresponsive while being transported to the hospital. He was later pronounced dead.
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The medical examiner is conducting an autopsy and state police are investigating. Susan Tapley says the two had met on the dating app Tinder.