A woman frantically flagged down a lawn care worker in broad daylight last month as she fled her Chicago suburb home after her husband allegedly tried to kill her, cops say.

Cody Romano, 34, has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault after police say he tried to suffocate his 29-year-old wife with a pillow inside their Buffalo Grove home on August 20, according to local police officials.

The wife, who has not been publicly identified, managed to escape his alleged attack by fleeing from the residence at around 11 a.m. and running to a lawn care employee who was nearby, cops say.

The worker allegedly protected Romano's wife from him and tried to get between them as Romano tried repeatedly to pull her back inside the house.

"The female was able to struggle free and run

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