LAPD hunts man in Halloween rape, acid attack

By The Associated Press
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 11:58 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — Police are seeking a man they say tortured, raped and poured battery acid on his girlfriend during a Halloween attack in South Los Angeles.

Police said Wednesday that 30-year-old Miguel Herrera got into a heated argument after the woman showed up late at his apartment.

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.

Police say Herrera followed the woman's car but she eluded him and drove to her family's house. She was treated at a hospital and released.

Police did not describe the extent of her injuries.

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