DAYTONA BEACH — A Daytona Beach woman died after being struck in the face by a man who moments earlier had fondled her and caused a fight at a bar, police said.

Michael Lamothe, 35, of Ormond Beach, remains behind bars at the Volusia County Branch Jail without bail. He has been charged with manslaughter and aggravated battery.

(UPDATE: Woman punched to death was a doting grandmother, free spirit)

A 9-1-1 call provided details of the incident that took place after midnight Saturday at Oyster Bay, a beachside bar in Daytona Beach.

"He came into the bar. He wrapped his arms around her and nobody knew who he was ... and she freaked out and said, 'Get your hands off me,' " the unidentified caller said to the emergency operator.

"When we asked him to leave, he walked outside and he turned around and came back in and he punched her in the face so hard. ... She hit the concrete floor with the back of her head."

Police responded shortly after 12:20 a.m. at 500 E. International Speedway Blvd. and found Debra Jost, 54, lying on the floor inside. She had a cut to the back of her head and blood was coming out of her nose and mouth, according to a report.

Witnesses at the scene described the incident to police. During their interviews, they said the suspect had walked up behind Jost, hugged her from behind and grabbed her breasts, the report stated.

Someone inside the bar named "Mark" told Lamothe to leave the bar and a fight broke out, witnesses said. Lamothe left, but returned a short time later with another man, according to the report.

Jost tried to close the front door to keep Lamothe from coming back inside, but Lamothe pulled the door open and then struck her in the face, causing her to fall backward and hit her head hard against the floor, police said.

The person who called 9-1-1 told the operator that an ambulance needed to come right away because Jost had "hit her head pretty bad" and was bleeding.

"Do not move, Debbie," the caller is heard saying to the Jost as she lay on the floor.

Lamothe left the area, but was located by police walking south on International Speedway with another man, according the report. The three witnesses who were interviewed were transported to the area where Lamothe was found and they identified him as the man who punched Jost, police said.

During his interview with detectives, Lamothe said he was involved in a "disturbance," but couldn't remember what caused it and he also couldn't remember who he had punched, according to the report. Detectives said Lamothe eventually admitted to punching a woman because she threatened him.

A message left with the owner of Oyster Bay was not immediately returned Tuesday.

Jost was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center and her injuries were considered life threatening. On Sunday, Jost died as a result of her injuries, police said.

William Bittorf Jr., who owns Big Daddy's next door to Oyster Bay, called Saturday's incident "awful news." He said he knew Jost and said she had a friendly personality.

"It's really sad," he said. "I just pray for her friends and her family."

Lamothe had been arrested twice before on battery charges, once in 2013 and again in 2015. In both cases, according to court records, he was never tried.