A 20-year-old Florida man allegedly beat, tortured, and repeatedly raped his female therapist and held her hostage at his home before being shot in the head by police who forced their way into his parents home to rescue her.
Tzvi Allswang, survived the shooting and was in critical condition when he was taken to hospital. On Wednesday, the suspect was transferred to the Palm Beach County Jail where he remains.
The victim, whose name was not released, was held at knifepoint, before cops from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office intervened during the hostage standoff on Saturday, shooting the suspect in the head.
Tzvi Allswan, 20, now faces charges of armed false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, WFLA News reported.
The female therapist was transported to Wellington Memorial Hospital and treated for injuries she sustained to her face, body and head after being tortured, beaten and raped during the 15-hour horrifying ordeal.
Allswang faces charges of armed false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, WFLA News reported.
At his first court appearance on Thursday, Allswang was denied bond and ordered to have no contact with the victim.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said the officer, Sargent William Nogueras, who shot the suspect, is on paid leave, as they investigate what took place between the suspect and the victim, WPTV News reported.
The horrific ordeal took place on the evening of July 1st. Officers from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department conducted a welfare check after the victim’s partner grew concerned when the victim did not respond to their calls.
The horrific ordeal took place on the evening of July 1. Officers from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Department conducted a welfare check after the victim’s partner grew concerned when the therapist did not respond to their calls
The victim was being held at knifepoint. Police asked Allswang numerous times to release the woman, when he would not oblige, they shot him in the head for fear of the women’s safety
At his first court appearance on Thursday, Allswang, pictured in court wearing a helmet where he suffered a gunshot to the head, denied bond and ordered to have no contact with victim
When police arrived at the house located in an unincorporated part of Boca Raton, they heard a woman screaming for help and forced themselves inside.
The woman was being held at knifepoint. Police asked Allswang numerous times to release the victim when he would not oblige, they shot him in the head for fear of the victim’s safety.
During an emotional interview, the female therapist told investigators that she went to Allswang’s home for a scheduled therapy appointment.
The therapist told detectives she was aware that Allswang had a sexual battery charge as a juvenile.
Part of their therapy was focused on helping him get a job and prepare for an interview, she explained.
She said that she had gone to Allswangs home a number of times before, but there was someone usually home. This time, he was alone
After their session was over, the victim said Allswang began asking her inappropriate questions.
When she attempted to leave, she saw that the window of the front door was covered up. The blinds to the windows had also been covered.
She said he became aggressive and told her she could not leave his home.
He then took her phone away, placing it on ‘airplane mode’ and wrapped it in aluminum foil and duct tape. He then bound her hands behind her back with duct tape, according to the affidavit, WPTV News reported.
During the next 15-hours, Allswang viciously beat the victim all over her body with his hands and knees.
At least four to five times, the victim said, Allswanger attempted to strangle her. He placed his arm around her throat and put her into a choke hold or grabbed her throat, and thought she was going to die and pleaded for her life to let her go, the news outlet reported.
She said Allswang’s erratic behavior would change from being calm to becoming angry and sexually aroused.
Details from the affidavit reveal some of the torture the victim endured that included the suspect ‘biting her nipple and raping her ‘multiple times,’ including with a vibrating massager, which the victim said ‘really hurt he, The New York Post reported.
Allswanger, who stands at 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds, dragged the victim through his parents Florida two-story home.
Around 4 am, during the early morning hours of July 1, Allswang forced her into a dark closet in the master bedroom to hide when police banged on the front door, WPTV reported.
While both were inside, the victim said Allswang became sexually aroused and wanted her to put on one of his mother’s favorite dresses.
He placed a large kitchen knife against her throat and warned her to be quiet ‘or he would cut her throat,’ according to the filing, the Post said.
When police entered the home, the hostage standoff took place. The victim was finally released after police had to shoot the suspect in the head.
Allswang’s father later told detectives that he and his wife were away in New York during the night of the attack and their their other son was away at camp, which detectives said gave Allswang time to prepare, WPTV News reported.
Allswang’s next court date is August 8.
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