In a disturbing incident emerging from Sunny Isles Beach, a 37-year-old man named Andrei Sevastianov was arrested after harrowing surveillance footage revealed him abusing his 2-year-old daughter within a condominium building. NBC Miami reported that officers were called to investigate an anonymous tip about potential abuse at a condo on Collins Avenue, where they later witnessed the abuse on camera.
The daughter, whom authorities say endured manhandling by Sevastianov, a man purported to be her father, was captured on video where she suffered from being roughly carried, choked with a towel, and her hair pulled among other violent acts; a second video highlighted further aggressions, like being dropped and kicked, as reported by Sunny Isles Beach Police. The surveillance from the pool area of the La Perla condominium, located at 16699 Collins Avenue, was precedent-setting in the case, with police narrating the chilling events to CBS News Miami, "The defendant then begins to walk inside of the lobby, carrying the victim. As he was walking in the door, he drops the victim from chest height, and knees her on the way down as she hits the floor. The defendant then kicks her on the right side of her head."
Details of the abuse continued as police described, after the child hits the floor, Sevastianov is accused of yanking her up by her hair and shaking her violently, actions which were observed prior to them going out of camera view, according to the arrest report. After the volatile incident, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took the child to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital for medical evaluation.
Upon questioning by authorities, Sevastianov attempted to justify his behaviors, telling them his daughter was throwing a tantrum, was not listening to him, and refused to obey, however during his arrest he then resisted the officers, leading to additional charges of resisting arrest with violence on top of aggravated child abuse with great bodily harm, according to statement acquired by NBC Miami. The suspect remains at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center as the investigation into this horrific case continues.
