Cleveland Kidnapping: Ariel Castro, suspect in women's disappearance, was accused of beating wife
(CBS) Eight years before he was charged in the kidnapping of three long-missing Ohio women, Ariel Castro, 52, was accused of beating his wife, Grimilda Figueroa - allegedly breaking her nose twice, knocking out a tooth, dislocating both of her shoulders, and threatening to kill her and her daughters several times, according to a 2005 domestic violence complaint filed in the Cuyahoga County court of common pleas.
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Castro is charged with kidnapping and raping Amanda Berry, 27, Michelle Knight, 32, and Gina DeJesus, about 23. The three women, who had been missing for a decade, were found alive Monday in Castro's Cleveland home.
According to court documents, Figueroa filed a request for a domestic violence protective order on August 29, 2005, alleging that Castro abused her and threatened to kill her and their children, most recently on August 25, 2005 - four days before the complaint was filed.
"Broken petitioner's nose (twice,) ribs, lacerations, knocked out tooth, blood clot on brain (inoperable tumor,) dislocated shoulder (twice - one each side,) threatened to kill petitioner and daughters 3,4 times just this year, etc.," read the protective order.
The documents reveal that the couple had two daughters - Emily and Arlene, who lived with Figueroa. Figueroa also had a son, Ryan Colon, born to another man, according to the documents. Though Figueroa had full custody of the children and Castro wasn't afforded visitation rights, Castro "frequently abducts daughters and keeps them from mother," the documents read.
The documents included an order for Castro to attend counseling, not to abuse Figueroa and other family members, and to refrain from contacting her. Under "additional provisions," the order read, "keep respondent from threatening to kill petitioner."
The domestic violence protective order, however, was dismissed on November 23, 2005 after Figueroa's attorney couldn't attend a Nov. 1 court hearing, the documents reveal.
It's not clear whether criminal charges were ever filed following the allegations.
Grimilda Figueroa died April 25, 2012, according to an online obituary published in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. She was 48.
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