MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Accusations of a violent and terrifying attack has led to a man behind bars.
The incident happened Thursday in a parking lot near the Miami Airport Convention Center off Northwest 72nd Avenue in Northwest Miami-Dade County.
According to police, 41-year-old Daysnel Hernandez targeted a 28-year-old woman as she was parking her car.
Police said Hernandez struck the victim in the head with a rock before dragging her away with a screwdriver to her neck.
The victim told police Hernandez covered her mouth while dragging her to a secluded area, then he struck her several additional times with his fists before sexually assaulting her and fleeing the area.
Police said the victim suffered multiple cuts and bruises throughout her body as a result of the assault.
Hernandez was taken into custody over the weekend on an unrelated incident in the city of Doral, where police said he confessed to the crime while corroborating the victim’s statements.
He was taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center without incident.
