- Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office victim assistance
- Oregon Department of Human Resources
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A man from Scappoose was sentenced to prison on Tuesday after breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s house and beating her with a hammer, authorities announced.
Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office said 42-year-old Steven Michael Hir was sentenced to 18 years in prison after being found guilty of assault in the first, second and fourth degree, burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, strangulation, menacing, stalking and harassment.
Hir and the 48-year-old victim met through a dating app and dated intermittently before breaking up, authorities explained.
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The case goes back to February 16 when Hir arrived uninvited to the victim’s apartment in Wilsonville. After an argument, Hir strangled and punched her, causing a concussion, officials said, noting she received medical treatment the next day and reported the assault to law enforcement…