By Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa
Variety News Staff

A 31-year-old man was arrested for assaulting his wife at their residence in Fina Sisu on Friday.
J-Jay Santos Reyes was brought to the Superior Court for a bail hearing yesterday morning.
Associate Judge Ramona V. Manglona imposed a $1,000 cash bail for Reyes’s temporary liberty.
Reyes was remanded to the custody of the Department of Corrections after the hearing.
There will be a preliminary hearing on Jan. 25 at 9 a.m. while arraignment was set for Jan. 29 at 9 a.m.
Reyes was booked for assault and battery and disturbing the peace after his wife called police for assistance.
The police affidavit submitted in court stated that prior to the incident, the victim was sitting on the couch in their apartment in Fina Sisu when Reyes started pointing a finger at her.
The victim told Reyes to stop but he got mad and asked her why she was yelling at him.
When Reyes pointed at her again, the victim slapped his hand.
Reyes then slapped the victim’s face twice.
The victim immediately got up and left the apartment but was followed by Reyes who pulled her hair.
Then then took their baby and left their residence in a car.
Later that day, at 2:29 p.m., DPS received a report of a possible hanging incident in Fina Sisu involving Reyes.
Reyes was arrested later taken to the psychiatric ward where he was placed under observation.
The following day, he was released from the psychiatric ward and was transferred to the custody of the Department of Corrections.