Police officer arrested for assaulting and abusing ex-partner in front of his 3-year-old daughter in Santiago del Estero
A first sergeant burst naked into his ex's home and brutally attacked her. He was arrested the same day by judicial order.
Police officer arrested after attacking ex-partner in El Bobadal, Santiago del Estero
A 32-year-old woman experienced a night of terror at her home in El Bobadal, a locality in Jiménez department in Santiago del Estero, after being assaulted by her ex-partner, a 33-year-old police officer who entered the premises without authorisation. According to canal13sanjuan.com, the incident occurred last Sunday while the victim slept alongside her 3-year-old daughter.
The attacker was identified as a first sergeant with whom the woman had lived together for three years and from whom she had been separated for approximately seven months. The victim awoke to feel someone touching her shoulder and discovered that the intruder was her ex-partner, who was completely naked.
Attack of extreme violence in the presence of the child
Within seconds the situation escalated into a serious assault: the officer forced her to move to another room and attempted to have sexual relations with her against her will. When the woman refused, the man reacted with excessive violence: he grabbed her by the neck, threw her onto the bed and struck her in the head with his fists. In an attempt to silence her cries for help, he placed his hand inside her mouth and pulled at her teeth, whilst the small girl witnessed the events.
During the struggle, the woman managed to destabilise her attacker, break free and escape from the home with her daughter in her arms. She took refuge at the house of neighbours in the area, who immediately notified the authorities.
Judicial intervention and arrest on the same day
Upon learning of the case, the duty prosecutor from the Judicial Centre of Termas de Río Hondo, Dr Rafael Zanni, intervened and urgently requested a search and arrest warrant. The measure was authorised by the judge of Control and Guarantees, Dr Diego Martín Vittar, which made it possible to carry out the officer's capture during the same day.
A formal complaint was filed at Community Police Station No. 53. During the procedure, investigators seized his service weapon—a Bersa pistol calibre 9 millimetre—, his mobile phone, his institutional uniform and other items of interest to the case. The accused was held at the jurisdictional holding facility under preliminary charges of assault qualified by the relationship, pending judicial questioning.
Pattern of harassment prior to separation
The investigation revealed that Sunday's attack was not an isolated incident. The victim stated to investigators that the police officer refused to accept the separation, permanently watched her home, caused damage to her property and systematically harassed her.
Amongst the documented antecedents is a violent episode that occurred in September: the accused intercepted the woman in public, attempted to steal her telephone, destroyed her belongings and ran over her leg with a motorcycle. That incident prompted a police report, but the victim did not file a formal complaint at that time due to fear of the aggressor's family and work environment.
The Public Prosecution Service is continuing with procedural measures aimed at guaranteeing comprehensive protection of the victim and her minor daughter, whilst expert evidence is being deepened in the framework of the case.
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