Killingly Home Invasion, Brass Knuckle Assault Fueled By Jealousy: Police

KILLINGLY, CT — A Plainfield woman is accused of breaking into a woman’s local home and then beating her with brass knuckles, an attack police say was motivated by perceived romantic rivalry.

State police said the assault happened Sunday around 4:10 a.m. on Church Street.

The victim told troopers that Giana Garcia, 27, of Plainfield, forced entry into her apartment, then struck her in the head several times with brass knuckles, “causing injuries and pain,” according to police. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Police said Garcia believed the woman “had a relationship with her husband, prompting the assault.”

When Garcia first arrived at the woman’s home, her vehicle collided with the woman’s parked vehicle, causing damage to its rear bumper, police said.

Garcia was charged with home invasion, first-degree burglary, second-degree assault with a weapon, second-degree threatening, carrying a dangerous weapon, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree criminal mischief, reckless driving, and evading responsibility.

Garcia is due to be arraigned June 27 at Superior Court in Danielson.