A man has been charged with viciously assaulting his
pregnant girlfriend in an attack which was caught on camera. Wesley M. McCall
allegedly punched and kicked his victim so hard in the face and head, she fell
to the floor and suffered a seizure.
pregnant girlfriend in an attack which was caught on camera. Wesley M. McCall
allegedly punched and kicked his victim so hard in the face and head, she fell
to the floor and suffered a seizure.
Footage, obtained by The Jersey Journal, shows the woman
being chased before she is thrown to the ground and kicked in the face once.
being chased before she is thrown to the ground and kicked in the face once.
McCall, 23, was arrested on Thursday and charged with
second-degree aggravated assault following the incident earlier this month.
second-degree aggravated assault following the incident earlier this month.
The Jersey City man appeared in court yesterday where his
bail was doubled to $100,000 on the grounds of the brutality of the alleged
attack.
bail was doubled to $100,000 on the grounds of the brutality of the alleged
attack.
Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor John Mulkeen told NJ.com:
“It is an unfortunate and brutal attack, and
fortunately for the prosecution, it was partially caught on video.”
fortunately for the prosecution, it was partially caught on video.”
Mulkeen said of the video of the attack was filmed by a
passerby on February 17 at Ocean Avenue and Stegman Parkway.
passerby on February 17 at Ocean Avenue and Stegman Parkway.
He added: “The fact that the state has video showing
him assaulting a pregnant female itself makes him a risk of flight.”
him assaulting a pregnant female itself makes him a risk of flight.”
A criminal complaint, seen by NJ.com, says McCall punched
and kicked the victim “in the face and head several times causing her to
be knocked to the ground … and resulted in a seizure.”
and kicked the victim “in the face and head several times causing her to
be knocked to the ground … and resulted in a seizure.”
If found guilty, McCall faces five to 10 years behind bars.
McCall’s defence lawyer Frank Gonzalez said the victim’s
injuries did not appear sufficient to support a second-degree assault charge.
injuries did not appear sufficient to support a second-degree assault charge.
Gonzalez noted that the only injury to the woman noted in
the complaint was a cut to her chin. Lawyers tho.
the complaint was a cut to her chin. Lawyers tho.
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