Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Striking Girlfriend in Face and Taking Her Purse Returns to Court
Victor Torres faces charges of robbery, aggravated battery and criminal damage to property for assaulting his girlfriend in St. Charles. Similar charges against Torres filed in DuPage County were dropped after a witness declined to testify.
An Aurora man charged with robbery and aggravated battery in St. Charles returns to court today (April 25), nearly one year after being taken into custody.
, 24, of 1521 Auburn Ave. was arrested in June 2011 after allegedly striking his former girlfriend in the face and taking her purse on June 9, reports state.
According to the police report, Torres’ former girlfriend returned to her home the 1900 block of Cumberland Green Drive, St. Charles, and found the windows of a friend's vehicle broken and Torres standing at her door, according to police reports. Torres reportedly ran up to the victim and hit her in the face. Reports say she fell to the ground and was unconscious. When she woke up after a short time, her purse was missing.
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Police say Torres took off in his vehicle which was later found nearby. The victim's purse was recovered and she was treated for head injuries and released from Delnor Hospital. Police reported that Torres' family later arranged for him to turn himself in to police.
Torres was also charged with criminal damage to property.
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Torres had faced domestic violence charges in DuPage County relating to an incident in Naperville with the same woman prior to the St. Charles arrest. Torres was set for trial in that case, but the woman—the state's complaining witness—failed to appear to testify, prompting the charges to be dropped, court records indicate.
Torres was given court supervision on a suspended license charge related to the incident.
