Man charged with beating and raping his girlfriend in St Louis

A man has been accused of beating his girlfriend with a wrench and a gun, raping her, and locking her in a dog cage and stabbing her with a knife.

Michael M Damrell, 25, of St Louis, Missouri, is charged with kidnapping, rape, domestic assault and armed criminal action.

The alleged beating and assault took place in February, in a home on the 700 block of Shenandoah Avenue. 

Michael M Damrell (pictured) has been accused of beating his girlfriend with a wrench and a gun, raping her, and locking her in a dog cage and stabbing her with a knife

Police documents reveal he struck his former girlfriend in the head and the body with a gun and a wrench at the start of the attack, the St Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Damrell then allegedly locked his partner inside a dog crate and stabbed her multiple times in the arms and the face, police said.

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The 25-year-old is also accused of dragging the woman through several rooms by her hair and raping her.

Bail for Damrell was set at $150,000. Police did not have him in custody on Monday, according to the Post-Dispatch.

Damrell, 25, of St Louis, Missouri, is charged with kidnapping, rape, domestic assault and armed criminal action on this block of Shenandoah Avenue

Police documents reveal he struck his former girlfriend in the head and the body with a gun and a wrench at the start of the attack

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