Woman defends fiancé accused of planning her attack

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 5 Nov, 05:41 · Archive

A woman attacked in Buckeye, Arizona told a judge her fiancé did not plan the assault, contradicting police allegations.

A woman who was attacked in Buckeye, Arizona on 16 October defended her fiancé, 23-year-old Zarian Dyer, in court on Wednesday against police accusations that he planned the assault online with Adrian Ayala, 20, over Reddit. She told the judge that claims implicating her partner were false fabrications, despite police saying they have messages and other evidence linking Dyer to the plot. Court documents allege Dyer told Ayala when to come, where to park and how to enter the home, and a prosecutor alleged Dyer wanted Ayala to FaceTime during the attack.

The woman described being alerted by a security sensor that her front door was opening. Assuming it was her fiancé returning with groceries, she and her daughter walked to the door. Instead she found Ayala, who asked to use her restroom. When she refused, she said he barged inside and attacked her. Ayala is also accused of kicking the woman's 17-month-old daughter.

Ayala, arrested on 17 October, is out of custody with not guilty pleas entered on his behalf on five counts. His release conditions include no contact with the victims. Dyer remains in custody with a bond set at 500,000 dollars. The woman said she has lost income and faces eviction since the arrests.

How it is being reported

• Victim backs fiancé accused in alleged online sexual assault plotA woman who was attacked in Buckeye last month has denied her fiancé’s involvement in the plot that police say he planned online.Azfamily · 5 Nov, 01:53
• Buckeye victim defends fiancé accused of planning her attackA woman who was attacked in Buckeye last month has denied her fiancé’s involvement in the plot that police say he planned online.Azfamily · 5 Nov, 01:53
• Buckeye victim defends fiancé accused of planning her attackA woman who was attacked in Buckeye last month has denied her fiancé’s involvement in the plot that police say he planned online.KOLD · 5 Nov, 01:53

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