(Providence, RI)--A judge in Providence District Court ordered a mental health evaluation on Tuesday for a man who is accused of attacking his mother with a hammer.Kevin Mendes of Warren is being held without bail at the ACI on a charge of domestic assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder.The victim remains in the hospital after suffering multiple fractures to her face and head on Monday.The Warren Police Department says Mendes allegedly attempted to assault an officer with a machete earlier this year.
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