Paris, demonstration against violence against women. France on September 29, 2018. - SEVGI / SIPA

A 43-year-old man was appearing before the criminal court in Colmar (Haut-Rhin) on Friday, suspected of having threatened his wife with death and of having robbed him, report the Latest News from Alsace . The alleged acts go back to last summer, during a dispute between the victim, him and his mother. The accused hit his partner on the forehead and threatened to burn her in the face. Then he took his identity papers from her.

If the prosecution requested prison, the court was more lenient. The individual was eventually given an eight-month suspended prison sentence and put on probation for 18 months. He is also prohibited from contacting the victim.

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  • Domestic violence
  • Colmar
  • Justice
  • Violence against women
  • Women