Girlfriend, 2 bar patrons assaulted at bar

HERMITAGE, Pa.

A woman was assaulted by her boyfriend at a bar, and two bar patrons were also assaulted when they tried to help her, Hermitage, Pa., police said.

Police went to the Jai Alai Lounge on Mercer Avenue for a reported disturbance at 12:11 a.m. Friday. Officers learned that the woman was assaulted numerous times at the bar, but she and her boyfriend left before police arrived.

Christopher Benson, 30, of Highland Road in Sharon, Pa., is facing charges of aggravated and simple assault and disorderly conduct, police said.

A warrant was pending Friday.

Police said Benson’s girlfriend sustained a broken eye socket and other injuries from the assaults at the bar and in their car on the way home.

She was treated at UPMC-Horizon in Farrell.