St. Thomas Woman Escapes Abusive Husband at Airport After Weeks of Violence; Man Arrested

After weeks of abuse that included choking, slapping, and threats with a firearm, a St. Thomas woman fled her husband at the airport; he has since been arrested on multiple assault charges and remanded into custody pending court proceedings.

ST. THOMAS — A man was arrested on charges of domestic violence after his wife's reported desperate escape from weeks of abuse.

The woman first sought help from Port Authority police at the Cyril E. King Airport on July 3, telling them that she had been assaulted by her husband. He had driven her to the airport and she jumped out of the vehicle to seek help, the woman said. The officer notified the domestic violence unit, and after documenting her injuries, the woman was taken to hospital for treatment.

The next day, two people presented themselves at the Richard Callwood command in connection with a reported missing persons case. The injured woman's son was accompanied by his wife, who served as a translator. Much earlier that morning, investigators were told that Tizoni Mahoney had come to the station to report his wife missing.

Police learned that the couple had come in because they received a call from Mahoney, who relayed the surprising news that he was now married to the man's mother. Mahoney had found their number in one of his wife's phones, he said, and called them after she disappeared at the airport. The woman's relatives were suspicious, and decided to go look for her at the hospital. After being directed to the police, they learned that the woman had been taken to a safe location while an investigation was being conducted.