A man allegedly seen physically assaulting a young woman in a video which was live streamed online, has been arrested and charged with the crime. 

According to reports, around 9 pm on Sunday 16th August, the Central Command Centre received a domestic violence report, and conveyed the information to officers on mobile patrol. WPC Harper and PC Francois, attached to the Cunupia Police Station, quickly made their way to the Hillview Park area.

Upon arrival, the officers observed a young woman, clad in a pink top and blue shorts distressed on the middle of the road.

She informed the officers that the father of her children had been beating her along the roadway. Witnesses gave statements to the police.

Bystanders informed the officers that the assailant was a man wearing a light coloured t-shirt and blue 3⁄4 pants. Police went in search of the suspect and found him walking along Day Drive, Cunupia, minutes later.

The 22 year old suspect, Shaquille Sarjeant, was taken to the Cunupia Police Station where he was formally charged on Monday. 

He will appear before a Chaguanas  Magistrate tomorrow, Tuesday 18th, August, 2020.

The victim, who is a mother of two, was referred to Victim and Witness Support Unit and the Gender Based Violence Unit of the TTPS. The children were handed over to their grandfather for safe keeping.