By msnbc.com staff and news services
Police say a South Florida mother managed to call 911 as a would-be burglar raped, beat and choked her while her newborn baby lay on the bed beside her.
Coral Springs police say dispatchers heard the assault taking place Sunday night after the 25-year-old woman called 911 on her cell phone. The woman was able to dial 911 and couldn't say anything but left the line open, NBCMiami.com reported.
As officers neared the scene, the woman was able to call from a land line and tell police her attacker was running out of the house, Sgt. Dave Kirkland told NBCMiami.com. Police set up a perimeter around the South Florida neighborhood and arrested Gary L. Holmes, 19.
According to the TV station, Holmes gave a detailed description of what happened inside the home and admitted he raped the woman.
Authorities say Holmes faces multiple felony charges, including three counts of armed sexual battery, and is being held without bond in the Broward County Jail.
Police believe Holmes, armed with a knife, broke into the home through an open door.
Holmes demanded the woman's valuables, then pushed her to her bedroom floor and struck her multiple times, according to a police report.
Police say Holmes assaulted the woman three times. He spotted the cell phone on his way out and tossed it in the garbage. The baby was not injured.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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