SPRINGFIELD

— A 32-year-old city resident was arrested for allegedly stomping on the face of a college student who was taking pictures at a Liberty Heights park on Tuesday afternoon.

Victoria M. Torres, of 211 William St., was taken into custody for assaulting a 22-year-old student who was taking snapshots for a "photography class project" near the water park in Van Horn Park, Springfield police spokesman Sgt. John Delaney said.

The incident happened around 5 p.m., Delaney said. Torres approached the photographer and "demanded in a threatening manner" that she delete any pictures containing images of her children, according to Delaney. The student, who wasn't publicly identified by police, tried to avoid a confrontation and started to leave the park.

"As she was walking out, the outraged female came over and punched her twice in the face, grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to the ground," Delaney said. Torres then "kicked the victim and stomped her face" after the photographer had fallen to the ground, Delaney said.

Torres also tried to take the woman's camera and equipment, valued at about $4,000. Torres grabbed hold of the camera strap in effort to pull the camera from the student's neck, Delaney said.

The suspect fled the scene before officers Jose Torres and Jose Robles arrived on scene, but Detective Ali Soffan spotted her on nearby Beauchamp Street and placed her under arrest. Detective Darren Edwards responded to take witness and victim statements and to photograph the students' facial injuries, Delaney said.

Torres was expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Springfield District Court on charges of assault with intent to rob, assault and battery, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon – a shod foot. The outcome of that hearing wasn't immediately known.

The victim, despite her injuries, didn't require hospitalization, Delaney said.

MAP showing Van Horn Park, the site of Tuesday's alleged assault: