A Slidell man is accused of breaking into a home early Tuesday and attacking a woman who was inside sleeping, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said.

The woman, who was cut and stabbed, was brought to an area hospital, where she was treated and released, authorities said.

The Sheriff's Office said in a news release that deputies responded to a 911 report of someone being attacked inside a residence in the 1200 block of Cousin Street in the Slidell area shortly after 4 a.m. The 911 caller said he and the woman were asleep in the house when a man, later identified as Kenneth Lyons, 35, forced his way inside and attacked the woman, the Sheriff's Office said.

The Sheriff's Office said Lyons was later taken into custody and booked with attempted murder, home invasion, and aggravated ba

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