Passerby on how he helped save victim of brutal attack | Forensic Files

so what was the reason that you were even here that night I was here uh to see a boxing match at my friend's house
so you pull in I park over here in the visitor spot I hear something first so like a faint call for help and out the
corner of my I see uh figure reaching out to me and she's screaming for help but uh she has uh no voice coming out I
was seeing uh a lady that was beaten nearly to death walking towards me she was covered in mud and covered with
blood and did she say anything about what had happened uh she told me that you know some guy had done it and he was
behind the pool okay so what what did you do then I immediately uh was enraged because I see this young lady that's
beaten to death pretty much and uh just Sprint over there and uh tell them to come out and I'm screaming at the top
show me where this was sure so you basically are operating at this point just on adrenaline and Instinct that's
right and and what I'm going to get this guy well I'm going to confront whoever it is and yeah I'm going to get him I
don't see anybody but you know it's just pitch dark and you see all the you know
the trees here and I just kept screaming for for a minute or two and uh I actually I don't know how long cuz my
adren was just pumping and then I realized she's not going to come out so I turned around and you know go tend to
her and uh uh walk her to the nearest houses here and started knocking on each door until someone answered and what did
you tell them uh it's I I can I can remember them looking shocked and so you guys are not going to believe this
something like that and uh there's a lady here that's been in a bad situation and she was with me and I said you know
can you get her to help and uh call the police and call you know an ambulance here and get her a blanket or something
but a lot of people think that had you not been here and acted as you did yes she might not be alive today that's
that's likely yeah

In the fall of 2005, Mark Raul Castro was headed to a friend's house to watch a boxing match when he heard the screams of a woman calling for help. He tells "48 Hours"' Susan Spencer about that night -- and what he did to assist her.

Brief Summary

A man recounts saving a severely beaten woman after hearing her cries for help.

Key points

A Night of Horror. A witness recounts the shocking moment they encountered a severely beaten woman.
Urgent Call for Help. The witness desperately seeks help for the injured woman, highlighting the urgency of the situation.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I see this young lady that's beaten to death pretty much.

Witness describing the victim's condition.

0:37WatchSep 24, 2015

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