SHAWNEE COUNTY -Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County are investigating a violent domestic disturbance.

Just after 12-noon on Saturday, police in Topeka responded to a local hospital in reference to a domestic disturbance, according to a media release.

Police interviewed a 29-year-old woman. She reported the father of her children, Lyle J. Beaty, 29, Topeka, had beaten her.

The victim received extensive injuries during the altercation at a residence in the 400 Block of Clay in Topeka, according to police.

An attempt to locate bulletin was issued for Beaty and just before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, deputies located and arrested him on requested charges of attempted second-degree murder.