SAN ANTONIO – A three-year-old is recovering after she and her mother were attacked at Espada Park over the weekend.
Gabriella Perez says she and her daughter were fishing with their family when a man ran up to them, pulled her hair, and punched her.
She says the man then jumped on her daughter and began biting her on the face.
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Gabriella started pulling his hair to get him off her daughter when several good Samaritans intervened and began kicking and punching the man. They restrained him until police arrived.
24-year-old Atharva Vyas was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a woman and a toddler at Espada Park. (BCSO)
Police have identified the man as 24-year-old Atharva Vyas. He is now charged with aggravated assault and assault causing bodily injury.
The little girl lost two teeth in the attack.
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A GoFundMe has been launched by the family in the wake of the attack, citing the child’s significant trauma as a result of the violent attack.