SANTO DOMINGO.- Police officers on duty in the municipality of Pimentel, Duarte province, arrested a man who was caught on video hitting a woman in the head with a beer bottle while they were sharing in an establishment on July 29, 2024.
The video of the moment of the attack went viral on social media and various media outlets.
This is Ramón Marte Antonio, 40 years old, resident in the El Caserío de Pimentel sector, who was arrested in compliance with judicial arrest warrant No. 601-01-2024-EADM-00410.
According to the medical certificate, the victim, whose name has been withheld, suffered blunt head trauma, moderate edema in the frontal region and various cutting wounds that required suturing.
The preliminary report states that the incident was apparently motivated by the victim ignoring the attacker while he was speaking to her.
Police authorities report that the detainee is now under the control of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in order to begin the corresponding legal process.
