Young woman held and assaulted by her partner is protected in San Francisco de Macorís
A 23-year-old woman went to the Police in SFM reporting that a 50-year-old man was beating her and wouldn't let her leave.
Our people in San Francisco de Macorís remain attentive to issues of safety and family well-being. On the morning of Sunday, October 11, a 23-year-old girl showed up before local authorities to ask for help, claiming that her common-law partner was physically abusing her.
According to the police report from the Duarte province, the complainant explained that the 50-year-old man kept her locked inside the house so she couldn't alert the justice system about the constant abuses she was suffering.
Faced with the situation, members of the Specialized Directorate for Women's Care and Intrafamily Violence immediately activated rescue mechanisms and referred her to the Gender Violence Unit of the Public Ministry.
The young woman was taken to a clinic to be evaluated by doctors and then sheltered in a reception center under the prosecutor's office order. The authorities did not detail in their report whether the accused has already been arrested.
