A woman has sought help from the Saipan Department of Public Safety after her son, a minor, was allegedly beaten up inside a car\u2019s trunk by a jealous cousin on Tinian last June 10.<\/p>\n
The woman, who flew in from Hawaii last week after learning about the incident, decided to seek the help of DPS Commissioner Ramon Mafnas after the Tinian police allegedly failed to arrest the 18-year-old suspect.<\/p>\n
The mother, who asked not to be identified at this time, told Saipan Tribune Friday that Mafnas immediately assigned an investigator to look into the case after learning about her complaint.<\/p>\n
The mother said that the investigator called Tinian DPS and apparently received the same \u201crunaround.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately up and until today [Friday], there has not been any arrest for anything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The beating reportedly happened in front of You Save Mart in San Jose near the Tinian police station.<\/p>\n
The 14-year-old victim had just come from a friend\u2019s birthday party with some companions and had decided to stop at the store to buy some drinks.<\/p>\n
The victim\u2019s group, however, saw the suspect\u2019s car in the store\u2019s parking lot. The victim told his companions to hide him in the car\u2019s trunk because his cousin would be jealous if he learns that his girlfriend was with the victim\u2019s group.<\/p>\n
The suspect, however, forcibly opened the car\u2019s truck and punched the victim several times, resulting in the victim losing consciousness. The victim\u2019s friends then called police. <\/p>\n
The victim was later reportedly taken to the Tinian Health Center for injuries in the head and face. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe punched him in the truck. He\u2019s very jealous. He doesn\u2019t want anybody next to his girlfriend, even his cousin,\u201d the mother said.<\/p>\n
The mother said she kept calling Tinian DPS, but police just gave her the runaround. \u201cThey cannot even give me a police report number,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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