http://www.11alive.com/story/news/crime/2015/02/26/atlanta-beating-video/24085727/
Again, these were her FRIENDS
Again, these were her FRIENDS
11Alive said:Arrest made in viral video hamburger beat down
ATLANTA (WXIA) -- Atlanta police confirmed to 11Alive News they've made one arrest in a brutal viral video beating. Atlanta Police spokesman Gregory Lyon said they expect to make additional arrests.
Chasmyn Donald, 22, was arrested and charged with Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Assault, False Imprisonment, and Cruelty to Children in the 3rd degree.
Myriah Pointer told investigators her two best friends turned on her and beat her for nearly two hours.
"She grabbed me off the couch and started hitting me," said Pointer, 23.
Pointer was still bruised on Thursday, and she said she was still shaken from what happened ot her last Saturday night. She says what started as a night of drinking with her two best friends turned into a nightmare.
She says her friends started beating her after she accidentally sat on one of the girls' hamburgers.
"They held me down," she said. "Took turns; stomped my face in – did all kinds of things."
She says the beatings went on for two hours as she went in and out of consciousness. The beating was recorded and uploaded on the internet – including on the site WorldStarHipHop.com, a site known for shocking videos.
In the video, the girls can be seen striking Pointer repeatedly, stomping her in the head and pulling her hair – all while a man sat on the sofa holding a 3-year-old child.
Atlanta Police are investigating a brutal attack of a woman who says her two best friends turned on her and beat her for nearly two hours. WXIA
"What was going through your head when that was happening," asked 11Alive's Stacy Elgin.
"I just thought they were going to kill me," Pointer said.
Finally the girls gave her the phone back, and Pointer called her mother.
She has fractures on her face, two black eyes and two of her teeth are broken.
"I don't think anyone deserves that," she said, crying. "I can't understand it for nothing. I cannot be about a burger."
Late Thursday, both police and the victim's sister say it is only a matter of time before there are arrests in the case.
"There was a lot of good information obtained from the victim during the course of the meeting, and I expect charges are going to be forthcoming," said Atlanta Police Sgt. Greg Lyon. "Every phone has a camera. And all I can say is that offers great evidence in cases like these."
11Alive News spoke to Pointer's sister late Thursday, who says a mutual friend is trying to convince the beating suspects to turn themselves in.
