Man accused of beating, kidnapping, raping woman

(Allen Reid/KPRC 2)

HOUSTON – A man accused of beating, kidnapping and raping a woman over the weekend made his first appearance Monday morning in a Houston courtroom.

Prosecutors said Qasim Gardezi, 20, went to the woman’s home, beat her up and put her in the trunk of his car, then took her to a hotel where he forced her to have sex and continued to beat her.

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According to court documents, Gardezi also choked and kicked the woman.

Gardezi gave the woman marijuana for her pain, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said the woman eventually convinced Gardezi to take her to a hospital, but he told her she would have to say that she was injured in a car crash.

Gardezi is charged with aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping.