Prosecutors say Chandler Walden attacked two women with a hatchet and steak knife.
LONDONDERRY, N.H. — A New Hampshire man accused of attacking his sister and her friend at a Chase Road home is being held without bond as prosecutors prepare for a March 25 probable cause hearing in a case that includes two attempted murder charges.
The story has already moved beyond the initial arrest into a stage where affidavits, medical records, witness accounts and seized evidence will shape what happens next. Chandler Walden, 29, was arrested on March 15 after police found two women outside the home with serious wounds. Authorities say the women were stabbed and cut with a hatchet and a steak knife. Walden’s next court date matters because it is expected to test whether prosecutors have enough evidence to continue the most serious charges and keep the case moving toward superior court.
According to police and local reports, officers responded at about 8:50 p.m. to a stabbing call in the 100 block of Chase Road. They found the two victims outside, badly injured, as bystanders tried to help. Police said Walden had retreated into the home and was arrested without incident after officers made contact. An affidavit later cited in local reporting said the arresting officer noticed blood on Walden’s neck and hands. During a pat-down, the officer asked whether he had weapons on him, and Walden replied that he had left them in his room. That statement became important later because detectives said a search of the room turned up the suspected weapons inside a trash can in the bedroom.
Investigators say the attack followed a family argument that began earlier in the day. One of the women told police Walden had argued with his sister before she and a friend left the house. When they returned, court paperwork says, they found him spraying Febreze around the house. He then began yelling and attacked them. One victim said she tried to intervene and was assaulted while protecting the other woman. She also told police she heard Walden say, “After all the years of abuse, it ends tonight. I’m going to end this tonight.” Prosecutors later summarized the alleged conduct as a purposeful attempt to cause both women’s deaths by striking them with two deadly weapons.
The injury evidence is central to that argument. Authorities have said both women suffered multiple stab wounds and lacerations, including injuries to the head and torso. WMUR reported Walden’s sister was treated at Elliot Hospital for 10 lacerations. Patch reported the other woman was taken to Parkland Medical Center and had about 10 lacerations to the torso and head. Family members told local television the victims are expected to recover, but the medical descriptions still matter because prosecutors often use the number, placement and severity of wounds to argue intent in violent felony cases. What remains unclear from the public record is the exact sequence of each blow and whether either woman was attacked first inside the house or outside near the exit.
Walden’s court status has also drawn notice. Patch reported he appeared in Derry District Court on March 16 and offered no plea on the felonies. He was held on preventive detention. The same report said Walden requested a lawyer and was first denied because of the amount of cash he had on hand, then later approved for counsel so he would be represented at the probable cause stage. The public record at this point does not include a defense explanation of the events described in the affidavit. That leaves the prosecution narrative largely unanswered in the early life of the case.
Outside the courthouse, the setting has remained part of the story. Neighbor Dennis Bernabei told WMUR he heard screaming while outside with his dogs and soon saw ambulances and cruisers arrive. He said he was shocked such violence happened on that road. The contrast between that quiet setting and the intensity of the allegations has helped define local reaction, but the case now depends less on neighborhood surprise than on the narrower legal questions ahead: whether the affidavit, victim statements and recovered items support attempted murder and assault counts, and whether additional forensic testing strengthens or complicates that account.
As of now, Walden remains at the Rockingham County House of Corrections, the women are reported to be recovering, and the next public checkpoint is the probable cause hearing scheduled for March 25.
Author note: Last updated April 8, 2026.