West Roxbury Man Charged with Domestic Assault and Battery

arrested a West Roxbury man, who allegedly assaulted his girlfriend for cheating on him the night before at the restaurant he works at, according to the couple's roommate.

On Dec. 14 at 7:14 a.m. police arrested Jeffrey M. Brait, of 5224 Washington St., West Roxbury, and charged him with assault and battery.

Police met the victim, who said she was assaulted by the suspect, and that she was able to break away and call 911. Police saw small clumps of hair matching the victim's hair in the kitchen, according to a Boston Police report. 

The victim told police that she and the suspect had been out the night before in West Roxbury at a bar, which is why she had a moderate odor of alcohol about her, according to police. 

The suspect appeared slightly intoxicated, smelled of alcohol, and seemed to have a hard time understanding any question asked by officers. He was allegedly slightly slurring his speech, and kept muttering, "I was sleeping." Officers did not observe any physical injuries to the suspect.

Officers interviewed a roommate on scene, who lives with the suspect and the victim. The witness (roommate) said that he/she said the suspect assaulted the victim and pulled the victim's hair. The witness added the victim "deserved" what happened because the victim had cheated on the suspect by allegedly kissing someone at a bar.