Affidavit: Colorado Springs woman allegedly tortured for 3 days by ex-partner, shoots captor to escape
The victim of an alleged three-day kidnapping told investigators they were handcuffed, tortured, and raped.
The details, included in the arrest affidavit for Hannah Viramontes, 26, allege that Viramontes held her former romantic partner and current roommate at gunpoint and repeatedly threatened to kill her.
Police received a 911 call about a gunshot in the 1200 block of Kingsley Drive on Monday. At the same same time, another 911 call came in, where the caller said she was being held hostage, and had shot at their captor.
Officers arrived on the scene and found Viramontes suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to a hospital for surgery.
Inside a nearby house, police found a woman with numerous injuries.
The woman told police that she had been speaking with her roommate, Viramontes, on Nov. 30, when she suddenly struck the victim in the face and pulled out a handgun, demanding that she lie on the ground and put her hands behind her back. The woman said Viramontes proceeded to handcuff her, punch, and kick her, and cut her with a pocketknife.
According to the affidavit, the woman suffered continued abuse, including being stabbed with pens, burned with a lighter or cigarette, penetrative sexual assault and the threat of death over the course of days, with Viramontes handcuffing herself to the victim at night.
The woman said Monday she noticed one of her handcuffs had become loose at one point. She told investigators that she waited until Viramontes had set down the handgun and left the room, before attempting to escape. She said she ran to a sliding glass door and attempted to lock her captor out. She said Viramontes began kicking the glass door. The woman, fearful for her life, said she shot at her captor twice through the door, before running further into the house to use a phone to call 911.
Detectives said doctors examining the victim in the case reported injuries consistent with her recollection of events, including wrist injuries consistent with handcuffs, cuts, massive bruising, bite marks, puncture wounds and numerous slashing wounds. Doctors say the victim could face permanent disfigurement.
As of Friday, Viramontes remains in the hospital, according to police. She does not yet have a court date.






