Crime & Safety
Nashua Woman Arrested in Video Game Controller Attack
Nahiomy Velaquez was charged with assault after police said she strangled a woman, bit her, and hurled a video game controller at her head.
NASHUA, NH — A Nashua woman was arrested Monday after police said she strangled a woman, bit her, and hurled a video game controller at her head.
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Nahiomy Velaquez, 23, of 75 Pine St., was charged with several counts of domestic violence.
The victim told police Velaquez refused to let her leave an apartment, at which point a struggled started. Velaquez stragled the woman twice, bit her numerous times, threw a video game controller at her head, and pushed her. The victim was hospitalized.
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Velaquez was held on $25,000 bail pending an arraignment Tuesday. She was charged with assault and false imprisonment.
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