Overview
- Police say Ruben Altidore allegedly attacked his sister in her Margate home in the early hours of Monday, repeatedly slashing her with a machete.
- The woman survived with deep wounds that included a roughly 10-inch cut to her right thigh and multiple near‑amputations to fingers, according to the arrest report.
- Her one‑year‑old daughter was in the house and was not physically injured, though officers found the child later covered in the mother’s blood.
- Investigators recovered a blood trail, blood spatters, a smeared machete sheath and the weapon beneath a bed, and doorbell and body‑camera footage reportedly show the victim fleeing and collapsing at a neighbor’s door.
- Altidore was arrested, charged with attempted felony murder, aggravated child abuse and a probation violation, is held at Broward County Main Jail, and faces serious prison time if convicted as the pretrial process continues.