A woman described repeated alleged assaults and a kidnapping at the hands of her boyfriend during a preliminary hearing Thursday at the 62-B District Court in Kentwood.
The woman testified for more than an hour as part of the hearing to determine if and how the case would move forward. FOX 17 is not identifying the woman because she is the victim of domestic violence, according to police.
Elijah Sainvil, 22, faces multiple felony charges including criminal sexual assault, assault with intent to murder, and kidnapping. Prosecutors say he took the woman from his Kentwood apartment to Walker on June 12, where he allegedly strangled her.
According to investigators, the woman was able to escape by jumping out of his car and running to a gas station for help…