Man accused of raping, beating homeless woman while holding her hostage in Miami-Dade

DORAL, Fla. – Deputies arrested a 50-year-old man after an injured homeless woman accused him of raping and hurting her while holding her hostage for days in Miami-Dade County.

Deputies believe Diosvanni Barrero was armed with a knife when he first attacked the woman on Friday night under a canal bridge. She reported he used the knife to cut off her clothes.

“I want to kill you,” Barrero told the victim, according to a police report…

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