LEWISTON — A local man has been charged by a grand jury with slashing a woman and terrorizing a man in Auburn in early May.

The Androscoggin County grand jury charged 30-year-old Abdi H. Yussuf with attempted murder, terrorizing, domestic aggravated assault, aggravated criminal trespass, domestic assault, criminal mischief and violating bail.

According to court records, Yussuf is accused of bursting into the Myrtle Street home of his girlfriend May 8 and slashing her about the head, face and other areas in an attempt to kill her.

She survived the injuries.

Yussuf is also accused of placing that woman and another man in fear of bodily injury and of damaging property in the apartment during the attack. He was arrested by Auburn police shortly after the attack and taken to the Androscoggin County Jail, from which he was later released on bail.

Yussuf, who has a criminal history of domestic violence and criminal threatening in the area dating back to 2017, has been summoned to appear in court to face the charges.