{"id":215593,"date":"2015-12-01T06:01:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=215593"},"modified":"2015-12-01T06:01:18","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T20:01:18","slug":"firefighter-allegedly-punches-woman-assaults-2-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/firefighter-allegedly-punches-woman-assaults-2-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter allegedly punches woman, assaults 2 men"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Chinese businesswoman shows the injury on her forehead after an off-duty firefighter allegedly punched her when she tried to stop him from fighting with her 57-year-old brother-in-law outside the New Top Store in Dandan on Sunday night. (Ferdie de la Torre)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An off-duty firefighter allegedly punched a Chinese businesswoman on the forehead and kicked her brother-in-law in the back, while the firefighter\u2019s male companion also fought with a responding police officer outside the New Top Store in Dandan last Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The firefighter and his companion were later handcuffed.<\/p>\n

Saipan Tribune confirmed with a source at the Department of Public Safety that the firefighter was detained. It was not clear if the other man who fought with the officer is the firefighter\u2019s brother or a relative.<\/p>\n

DPS has yet to release information about the incident to the media. Saipan Tribune opted not to identify the firefighter pending further information from DPS.<\/p>\n

The businesswoman was knocked down and sustained a big lump on the left side of her forehead. Medics treated her at the scene.<\/p>\n

She said the incident happened shortly before 11pm when the firefighter, who had bought cigarettes and betel nuts at New Top Store, began bothering her 15-year-old niece, who served as the cashier.<\/p>\n

At that time, the businesswoman, her sister, and her 57-year-old brother-in-law were eating in the kitchen at the back of the store. The businesswoman said her brother-in-law went inside the store and asked the firefighter why he\u2019s bothering the girl.<\/p>\n

The firefighter allegedly got mad and challenged the brother-in-law to a fight outside the store. As the firefighter and her brother-in-law were arguing, the businesswoman and her cousin tried to stop the fight.<\/p>\n

The businesswoman said the firefighter kicked her brother-in-law in the back, threw her 30-year-old cousin on the ground, and punched her on the forehead.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fell on the ground. I felt dizzy. My blood pressure went up,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The businesswoman said her cousin also suffered scratches on the legs and arms.<\/p>\n

The businesswoman said responding police officers handcuffed the firefighter and placed him inside a police car.<\/p>\n

She said a man who they believe to be the firefighter\u2019s relative came and was uncontrollable and refused to listen to the officers. He allegedly wrestled with one officer on the ground.<\/p>\n

She said the firefighter later managed to get out of the police car and tried to get inside the store, so they all ran inside the establishment.<\/p>\n

The businesswoman questioned the police\u2019s action for handcuffing her sister and her brother-in-law. She said police later released her sister and her brother-in-law. (Ferdie de la Torre)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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