Crime & Safety

Police: Woman Beaten by Juvenile in Chuck E Cheese's Restroom in Murrieta

The juvenile was suspected of hiding in the restroom, waiting to attack anyone who walked in, police said.

UPDATE 9 p.m. The woman who was attacked in the Murrieta Chuck E Cheese's restroom Wednesday said she plans to attend the juvenile's arraignment Friday morning.

"I'm not going to be a victim," said Nora Reynoso. "I'm a mother and a grandmother and I'm not going to let him do this to anyone again."

Reynoso, who was at Chuck E Cheese's with her boyfriend and her 2-year-old grandduaghter, described her attacker as an African American with a thin build.

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Reynoso, who is 5-foot-2 and 120 pounds, said the moment she opened the door to the restroom, her attacker grabbed her arms and threw her to the ground.

"He just kept telling me to 'shut up,' 'shut up,' and when I wouldn't shut up he would sock me," she said.

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After what seemed like an eternity, she said, her boyfriend heard her screams and opened the bathroom door and restrained her attacker. Police arrived a short time later.

Reynoso, a Menifee resident, said she refused to go to the hospital Wednesday but did go to the doctor today. She described her injuries as bruises on her arms, face and back, with three bumps on her head.

"I just wanted to go home. I was so scared. Nothing like this have ever happened to me. I've lived in this community for more than 17 years. Who would have thought it would be at Chuck E Cheese at 12 o'clock in the afternoon?"

"Who does this? He must have done other things in the past leading up to this. He was just waiting for a little girl to come in. I have to make sure he never does this again. I plan to go to every one of his court dates."

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A woman was attacked and beaten Wednesday in the Chuck E Cheese's restroom and held against her will, Murrieta police said.

The attacker was a 16-year-old male juvenile, who police said hid in the women's restroom, waiting for someone to walk in.

Murrieta police Sgt. Don Weller said officers were called to the restaurant on Hancock Avenue at about 1 p.m. Wednesday after hearing reports of a fight.

Weller said the 39-year-old woman walked into the restroom unsuspecting, when the juvenile began punching her several times in the face and upper body. He then knocked her on the ground, forcing himself on top of her as she continued to struggle, Weller said.

The woman's head was knocked up against the toilet, police said, causing further injury. She was able to summon help by yelling and screaming, and the suspect was detained until officers arrived.

He was taken into custody on suspicion of kidnapping, false imprisonment and assualt with a deadly weapon and booked in juvenile hall, where he remained this afternoon.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact the Murrieta Police Department at 951-696-3600.


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