5/24/2011 10:12 AM PDT by TMZ Staff
The man accused of beating a San Francisco Giants fan to a pulp at Dodger Stadium says he was doing domestic stuff at the time of the incident — babysitting his young daughter and another child.
Giovanni Ramirez — who was arrested Sunday for allegedly beating Bryan Stow so badly he suffered brain damage — claims he was at home with the girl and, as we previously reported, has 3 alibi witnesses to prove it … so says his lawyer, Chip Matthews.
The 3 alibi witnesses are his ex-girlfriend, who left Ramirez at the apartment to go to the game, along with 2 friends. Interestingly, the ex-girlfriend is a suspect in the case — cops believe she may have been the getaway driver.
Matthews tells TMZ … there are several pictures of the group at Dodger Stadium and Ramirez is not in any of the photos.
And, a source familiar with the case tells TMZ, Ramirez had a highly-visible tattoo removed from his neck after the incident, and cops believe it shows a guilty state of mind so he couldn’t be ID’d. But Ramirez says he removed the tattoo of his ex-girlfriend’s lips because his new girlfriend didn’t like it.
Attorney Matthews adds … Ramirez is covered in tattoos so removing one wouldn’t make a difference.
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