A 37-year-old St. Croix man was arrested Saturday morning after police responded to a report of a domestic violence assault, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
At approximately 9:36 a.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report from a woman stating that a verbal dispute with her boyfriend, Angel Porfil, had escalated into a physical altercation. She told officers that Porfil attacked her, but she was able to defend herself and escape the apartment, according to the police report.
The victim fled to a relative’s home, where officers observed visible injuries to her face. She declined medical attention at the scene, the police report stated.
Porfil was arrested for simple assault and battery — domestic violence. In accordance with the territory’s domestic violence statute, no bail was set. He was transported to the John A. Bell Adult Correctional Facility, pending his advice of rights hearing scheduled for Tuesday, at the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, the report stated.
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