MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A 26-year-old homeless woman was arrested Monday afternoon after police said she allegedly battered a senior couple in Miami Beach.

According to an arrest report, Thalia Rodriguez was taken into custody by the Miami Beach Police Department following a disturbance call near the 400 block of Euclid Avenue.

The report states officers initially responded around 1 p.m. to a call about a “suspicious person causing a disturbance outside a business.”

When Miami Beach police arrived at the scene, they said the individual had left the area, but they recovered belongings, including a wallet containing a Florida driver’s license identifying Rodriguez.

While canvassing the area, an officer spotted a woman matching the description involved in a physical altercation with an elderly man near 1000 Fifth St., according to the report.

Officers then separated the individuals and detained Rodriguez pending an investigation.

According to the report, the victims told officers they were walking into a business for an appointment when Rodriguez approached them from behind, called the woman a w----, and slapped her in the face.

Police said the man intervened to protect his wife, and a struggle with Rodriguez ensued, the report states.

They said the woman suffered a superficial cut to her lip, while the man had minor scratches to his face. Both were treated at the scene and declined to be transported to the hospital.

A witness and surveillance video from the building corroborated the victims’ accounts, according to the report.

A motive for the attack remains unclear at this time.

Jail records show Rodriguez is facing two counts of battery on a person 65 years or older. Police did not list the age of the victims in the publicly released report.

As of Tuesday, she was being held on a $20,000 bond at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center.

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