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http:// --> Ashland, Oregon HOME Valley & State Sports Nation & World Opinion/Editorial Classifieds Business Columnists Local Issues Obituaries Weather Archive Revels Etcetera Backpage Hot Topics Most Viewed Forum Photo Galleries Video Readers Polls O-Zone Online Games Movie Preview Special Sections Real Estate Guide Menu Guide Shakespeare Subscribe Contact Us Rate Card Place an Ad Featured Galleries: May 14, 2007 Woman randomly attacked with hammer while shopping The Associated Press PORTLAND — A woman shopping for ingredients for a Mother’s Day brunch was the victim of an apparently random attack at a Fred Meyer store in Beaverton. Sharon Weil, 56, was in Aisle 10 around noon on Saturday bending over when a man approached her and hit her in the head with a hammer, The Oregonian newspaper reported. The alleged attacker then walked away to a checkout stand, where he was arrested. Weil is in serious condition after suffering a skull fracture. Her mother, Elaine Savinar, said Weil thought she had been shot. The accused, 65-year-old Eric I. Osterholme of Beaverton, was jailed on attempted murder and assault charges. Osterholme was arrested in Beaverton in 2002 for striking a 6-year-old child “judo” style in the throat when the child said hello to Osterholme in passing at an apartment complex, police said Monday. Beaverton police said that Osterholme was studying to become a teacher. No further details on the man were immediately available. Leave a Comment: Advertisement: Advertisement: Paid Advertising: Debt Help Inkjet Printers Payday Loans Free Ringtones Debt Consolidation Security Systems Debt Relief New Hampshire Primary Advertisement: Copyright © 2007 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers. All Rights Reserved. Del.icio.us