SEATTLE — Seattle police arrested a domestic violence suspect in Kent on Wednesday after his girlfriend was beaten and left in a wooded area of West Seattle last week.
On March 24 around 11:30 p.m., an injured woman walked up to a West Seattle home and asked for help.
When officers arrived, she told them she had been in a car with her boyfriend when he pulled over in a secluded wooded area. He then pulled her out of the car and attacked her, knocking her unconscious, according to the victim.
Police said the woman significant injuries to her face and had blood on her clothes after the attack.
She was taken to the hospital to be treated.
Detectives from the SPD Domestic Violence and Major Crimes Taskforce obtained an arrest warrant for the 26-year-old man. He was found in Kent Wednesday and taken into custody by a SWAT team.
The Seattle Police Department said over the last month, it has had a 21-percent increase in reports of domestic violence.
If you, or someone you know, has experienced violence in a relationship or at home, call or text 911 to get help from Seattle police and the Victim Support Team.
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