Woman accused of pouring bleach on wife

Police on Tuesday arrested a Des Moines woman on suspicion of pouring bleach over her wife earlier that day.

Police were dispatched to the couple's home at about 3 p.m. Tuesday to address a domestic dispute, according to the police report. The victim called police after the couple got into an argument over the victim cleaning a bedroom with Febreze, an air freshener. Police took Susan Leslie, 51, into custody that afternoon, according to the report.

Leslie was upset because the Febreze was making her "very sick," police said. Leslie's wife locked herself in a bedroom to escape from Leslie and called 911 with her cellphone. The call kept dropping, according to the report, so the victim called a friend, who notified Des Moines police.

Leslie is accused of using a pair of scissors to pry open the door to get to the victim. Leslie was holding a can of bleach, and police said she poured it on the victim's head and arms.

The victim ran away. When police arrived, Leslie told police she was in pain because her wife had physically assaulted her. Leslie told police the victim hit her with the bleach bottle, but police saw no visible injury on Leslie.

When police found the victim, she smelled of bleach and had bleached areas on her sweatshirt and pants. The victim filed for a no-contact order because, police said, she was scared of further physical fights with Leslie.

Police arrested Leslie, 51, on charges of domestic assault with intent to cause injury or display of weapon. Leslie was taken to Polk County Jail. Bond was set at $2,000.