KEY POINTS

  • The unnamed victim was living with his girlfriend
  • His girlfriend, Stacy Rose Zelaya-Sheff, got mad because dinner was not yet ready when she woke up
  • He had a small cut and minor bleeding on the back of his head after the attack
  • He reported the case to the police after the incident

This news of domestic violence over a dinner that was served late comes from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A woman has been accused of smashing a glass cup against her boyfriend's head for failing to serve dinner when she woke up.

Stacy Rose Zelaya-Sheff was arrested on North Oak Street earlier this month after the officers responded to a complaint of domestic violence. She was charged with third-degree domestic violence and was taken to Myrtle Beach Jail.

The unnamed victim reported to the police that Zelaya-Sheff had been in a fit of rage at the time of the incident. It began when she woke up from sleep and realized that her boyfriend was not yet done preparing dinner, reported WBTW News 13.

She got furious and allegedly started assaulting the victim. He accused her of yelling, slapping him in the face and breaking a glass cup over the back of his head when he tried to walk away.

The police found the man with a small cut and minor bleeding on the back of his head. The officers also found small pieces of glass on his shirt and neck.

Zelaya-Sheff reportedly broke the man's phone after grabbing it from him and throwing it on the floor. The victim went to the police station to report the case after the alleged attack.

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The victim went and reported to the police after the violent attack. pixabay

The police later found Zelaya-Sheff intoxicated when they responded to the address to inquire about the case. When the officers asked her about the issue, she claimed that she was unaware of it and even attempted to close the door. The officers then removed her from the doorway and arrested her.

Zelaya-Sheff and the victim had been living together for almost a year and had been dating for around 2.5 years. Zelaya-Sheff had no previous convictions of domestic violence.

Cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) have reportedly increased in the U.S. during the lockdown. The stay-at-home situation has left many IPV victims trapped with their abusers, according to a release by The New England Journal Of Medicine. The report calls the situation a "pandemic within a pandemic."

It is estimated that one in four women and one in 10 men experience IPV. Abuse comes in various forms. It can be physical, emotional, sexual or psychological.

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