Police accuse him of beating a woman with frozen hamburger patties.

An Erie man faces assault charges after city police accused him of beating a woman with frozen hamburger patties on Friday night.

Police charge that Alvaro A. Rodriguez, 51, struck the victim in the head and face with a bag of frozen hamburger patties during a confrontation in the 500 block of East Eighth Street on Friday at about 9 p.m. The woman escaped the attack after suffering facial injuries, swelling and missing teeth, investigators said Sunday.

Rodriguez was in the Erie County Prison Sunday afternoon on charges of aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment.