Rape Suspect Sought in Halloween Acid Attack - KTLA



LOS ANGELES -- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man accused of pouring battery acid on his girlfriend's face before raping her on Halloween night.

Police say 30-year-old Miguel Angel Herrera restrained and tortured his girlfriend after the two got into a heated argument at his apartment around 9:00 p.m.

Capt. Art Miller says Herrera told the woman he wanted to teach her a lesson.

Miller says he punched the woman, stabbed her with a knife, whipped her with an electrical cord, poured acid on her face and body and tried to make her drink the acid.

Miller says Herrera raped her before allowing her to leave.

The woman drove to her family's house.

She was taken to the Newton Division Police Station then to a local hospital where she was treated and released.

Investigators released a photograph of the suspect and a description of the vehicle he allegedly used in the assault during a news conference Wednesday morning.

Herrera is described as Hispanic, with black hair, brown eyes and was last seen driving a Nissan, Titan pick-up truck license plate number 8-K-5-5-4-6-9.

It's believed the incident was an isolated attack, however, police are trying to find out if there were any additional victims.