Woman charged in hot grease assault, victim suffers serious facial burns

CINCINNATI - A unique and painful weapon is at the center of an assault case in Westwood.

That weapon was a cup of hot grease, allegedly thrown into a man's face, according to Cincinnati police.

Mary Martinear, 55, is jailed as of Tuesday morning on a felony assault charge.

Police say the man who was hit by the grease suffered serious burns to his face.

The alleged incident happened inside Martinear's Powell Drive apartment on Saturday morning.

Martinear was arrested Monday night and remains in the Hamilton County Justice Center.