In a disturbing case of domestic violence, a 23-year-old man was arrested in Várzea Grande, a metropolitan region of Cuiabá, Brazil. He is suspected of physically assaulting and unlawfully detaining his ex-partner, also 23 years old, following multiple reports of abuse. The police were alerted after receiving a tip-off that the victim was being held against her will in a residential setting, where she endured repeated physical attacks and was denied her freedom to leave. Upon arrival, law enforcement officers found the victim, who detailed her horrifying experience of being battered and terrorized by her former partner, including the destruction of her mobile phone to isolate her from seeking help or contacting others.