Attacked and Left for Dead at a Dominican Republic All-Inclusive Resort

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Riva_31

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RGVgal said:
This is spreading like wildfire on FB and the DR better do something to catch and prosecute this guy or risk loosing lots of tourists $$$. Don’t know why the resort didn’t pay for her medical expenses, negative publicity will cost them a lot more.
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Yes, running very fast, I saw Nuria shared also the post.
 
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No way this incident happened on the resort grounds by an employee. There is as much security and witnesses as the airport. It has similarities to the Kavanaugh-Christine Blasey Ford hustle. What ever happened she quickly realized it was much more advantageous to her to claim it happened on the resort campus by an employee than the local watering hole up the street on the back of Rauls moto.
 
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Big said:
No way this incident happened on the resort grounds by an employee. There is as much security and witnesses as the airport. It has similarities to the Kavanaugh-Christine Blasey Ford hustle. What ever happened she quickly realized it was much more advantageous to her to claim it happened on the resort campus by an employee than the local watering hole up the street on the back of Rauls moto.
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Whatever happened would be very good to clarify what really happened and when.
 
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For those of you not on Facebook, here is the posting in her own words
My story...please no negative comments, this is my truth as I lived it.

How do you explain to your kids you were almost killed by some random stranger and that ‘Mommy is coming home, but I don’t look like myself’? How do you look into your parents eyes as they gaze upon your battered face telling them, ‘I’m okay, I’ll be okay’. Seeing friends break down in tears as they look at you. Everyone asking, ‘why?’, ‘how?’ You tell them a story. You recount every detail very matter of fact so that you don’t break down, that you stay strong… so they don’t see how you are crumbling inside with fear, disappointment, and weakness.

Now that I’ve had some time to heal, it’s time to tell my story, in the hopes that women will be more aware, and hopefully prevent what happened to me. I also want people to understand that the resorts will claim NO liability or responsibility and you will have no recourse for any reimbursement of expenses.

I went on vacation at the end of January with my husband and our best friends, Diane and James. We went to an all-inclusive resort, Majestic Elegance, in the Dominican Republic. We arrived on a Monday night. After checking out the resort, we went to bed relatively early (10ish), because let’s face it… it was a long day and we aren’t so young anymore!
Tuesday brought sunshine and beach-time! That night we met up with our friends for the theatre show. It was all about 80's music…right up our alley.
The show ended somewhere around 10:30pm and we went back to our rooms. I had worked up an appetite dancing so I called down to room service. I received a ‘busy’ message so I tried calling again. At that time I got a message that they were no longer serving (I can’t remember the exact message). I told my husband I was going to run downstairs to the lounge in our building for a snack and I’d be back in 5 minutes. I ended up bypassing the lounge in our building, and opted to go to the lounge in the next building. which was on the beach. I thought I could get some pictures of the moon on the water, but I never made it to the beach.

As I went through the rotunda between buildings, I noticed there wasn’t anyone in the hallway. Not majorly odd, but still eerily quiet. I took about 10 or so steps just swinging my wristlet back and forth, not a care in the world. That's when I heard it. Heavy footsteps... one, two, three, four, then they sped up, and then before I could react I was plowed into from behind and immediately immobilized. His arms wrapped around me and he started pulling me immediately into an unlocked maintenance room...

I’m not going to go into the gory details of everything, however, please know that I fought with everything I had at that moment. He was too strong. The next 8 hours brought me pain and fear. I was strangled multiple times to unconsciousness. My lifeless body was drug down concrete stairs to an underground waste water area. I was kicked in the head, I was beaten with a club. And then strangled again for the kill; at which time he disposed of my body into an area I refer to as the ‘hole’. I was unconscious multiple times during this savage attack, so I have no idea what else was done to me during that time. Somehow I survived. Again, I won't go into all of the hell that I went through being basically 'buried' in that hell hole for so many hours.

I spent 5 days in the medical clinic (an offsite hospital) and had surgery to repair my injuries. I am still dealing with several issues, including nerve damage, as well as, all of the medical expenses since being home. Majestic Elegance claims no responsibility for the attack since I couldn't identify the attacker (even though he was wearing a uniform WITH the resort logo and hit me directly in front of the unlocked maintenance room and dragged me down concrete stairs to a basement so that no one could hear or find me.) Police did find evidence of the blood smeared mop handle and a maintenance hat in the area I was found, but this means nothing in these countries.
There are no cameras, no bright lighting, etc. My husband and friends went to the front desk at least 3 times throughout the night before security even agreed to look for me. This consisted of them taking a quad to the beach and looking on the beach. The security at Majestic Elegance thought I was drunk somewhere. I went missing at 10:30 and was found over 8 hrs later. It was hell.

This man thought he killed me, but he failed. He is still out there, a predator, waiting for his next victim. Only the next woman may not be so fortunate. Please, please do not walk alone. These attacks are happening too frequently and the criminals are NOT being prosecuted even though evidence is found. Victims are not being compensated for medical or pain and suffering, and the resorts are not held liable. Majestic Elegance didn't offer to reimburse us for our vacation, let alone my current medical bills. Litigation went nowhere. Stories are being squashed.
When you are in unfamiliar places, or even in familiar places, please remember…be smart, be safe.

The pictures are from prior to the attack and after they cleaned me up at the hospital.

#majesticelegance #cnn #abcnews #cbsnews #nbcnews #GMA #TODAY
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Matilda said:
I really think some of you have no idea how the Dominican police work. Rape kit, DNA, forensics - this is the DR not the USA, UK, Canada wherever. When I was attacked four months ago the police (and there were three police forces involved and it was in the press) did zero, zilch, nada forensic work. When I arrived at the hospital, no one bagged my clothes, no one checked under my fingernails, no rape kit was done (they didn't even ask if I had been raped - luckily I wasn't), no photographs taken, nothing. When the police came to my house, on several occasions, no fingerprints were taken from anywhere, no search of the property or search of his escape route. Not one single part of forensic evidence was taken. I cannot see how anyone would doubt this lady's story. Shame on some of you.

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You want fingerprints taken? Tiene que pagar
 
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Majestic Resorts deleted their twitter and facebook accounts.
 
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Just as I suspected, she didn't get a satisfactory settlement so she is set on public slander in hopes of getting cash. She probably learned this tactic from Michael Avenatti. This is not about justice, its about cash. Could not identify the attacker, yea right, every other detail is crystal clear though.
 
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bigbird

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RGVgal said:
This is spreading like wildfire on FB and the DR better do something to catch and prosecute this guy or risk loosing lots of tourists $$$. Don’t know why the resort didn’t pay for her medical expenses, negative publicity will cost them a lot more.
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A week from today and most folks won't as much remember the name of the hotel this supposedly took place at.

To pay for her medical expenses is an admission of guilty, not a smart move for the hotel.
 
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RGVgal said:
This is spreading like wildfire on FB and the DR better do something to catch and prosecute this guy or risk loosing lots of tourists $$$. Don’t know why the resort didn’t pay for her medical expenses, negative publicity will cost them a lot more.
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Just as the foreign couple who developed some sort of fleshing eating bacteria from an RD beach? That was spreading like wildfire on FB. That was spreading like wildfire within various news sources. The couple has not been heard from since. News sources have not followed up. The RD remains open for business.
 
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Caonabo

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RGVgal said:
This is spreading like wildfire on FB and the DR better do something to catch and prosecute this guy or risk loosing lots of tourists $$$. Don’t know why the resort didn’t pay for her medical expenses, negative publicity will cost them a lot more.
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Perhaps the resort realized from the beginning that they were not culpable regarding the incident. As mentioned by another poster previously, all answers that are beyond our reach.
 
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Caonabo

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Whenever a supposed victim starts off with the statement, "this is my truth as I lived it", I have more questions than which I started with. Again, not assessing blame, just relaying my personal thoughts......as the truth I live.
 
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RGVgal

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The news article said she was found in the resort by the staff, whatever happened, it was at the resort.
 
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RGVgal

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What incentive does this woman have to lie about this? If she was making this up and it didn’t happen at the resort, why hasn’t the resort put out a statement debunking her claims?
 
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Caonabo said:
Whenever a supposed victim starts off with the statement, "this is my truth as I lived it", I have more questions than which I started with. Again, not assessing blame, just relaying my personal thoughts......as the truth I live.
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Sounds a lot like the C and W song "That's my story and I am sticking to it."
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RGVgal said:
Don’t know why the resort didn’t pay for her medical expenses, negative publicity will cost them a lot more.
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Damned if they do and damned if they don't.

If they pay folks would be screaming "They admitted liability!"

If the don't folks would be screaming "What a bad company!"

I am sure they have plenty of legal advice about what to do. There are firms that specialize in crisis management.
 
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lifeisgreat

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She was beaten to pulp and found in Hotel maintenance room...WTF is wrong with some of you...weather is humid stay out of sun and count your blessings it’s not your wife :(
 
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cobraboy

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RGVgal said:
What incentive does this woman have to lie about this?
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If she is lying...and I am NOT saying she is...then only she knows...until the truth comes out.

The recent Jussie Smollett kerfuffle is a good example.

There is quite a difference between "he/she must be believed" and "the incident must be thoroughly investigated and the perps punished."

Even DR1 went through a violent kidnapping...that got thoroughly investigated.
 
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