He had superficial scratches on the face and a bruise on the forearms

30 thousand dirhams in compensation for a woman who was beaten by her husband

The Abu Dhabi Court of Appeal decided to amend the ruling of the Court of First Instance that obligated a man to pay his ex-wife 15,000 dirhams in compensation for assaulting her during the period of their marriage.

In the details, a woman filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband, asking him to compel him to redress her damages and compensate her financially and morally in the amount of 150 thousand dirhams with 12% legal interest, and obligating him to pay fees and expenses, noting that the defendant during their marriage broke out between them and beat her, and a criminal judgment of conviction was issued against him For a period of six months, suspended, and a fine of 10,000 dirhams.

The medical report submitted in the lawsuit indicated that the assault she was subjected to was minor, as she sustained superficial scratches on the face, a bruise on the forearms, and scattered bruises on the legs. The general condition is stable and there are no complications.

The defendant's defense submitted a memorandum requesting the dismissal of the case for lack of validity and substantiation and that it was free from any damages to the plaintiff, and attached to it the judgment issued by the Personal Status Court between the two parties, and the judge to divorce the woman from the defendant, a dowry and a minor, irrevocable divorce for the harm. The Court of First Instance obligated the defendant to: It pays the complainant 15,000 dirhams and interest of 5% until the date of its becoming final, until full payment, with obligating him to pay fees and expenses. This judiciary was not accepted by the woman, and she appealed, and demanded that the defendant be obligated to pay her 150,000 dirhams with 12% interest, noting that the amount awarded was not commensurate with the size and severity of the damages she suffered and the grief, grief and heartbreak that befell her.

For its part, the court confirmed in the merits of the ruling, that the evidence from the papers is that the appellant assaulted the integrity of the appellant’s body, and inflicted on her the injuries indicated in the medical report, which led to her inability to carry out her personal work for a period not exceeding 20 days, and was convicted by a penal verdict, on charges of assaulting The integrity of the body of the appellant.

She indicated that the element of error had been met in the face of the appellee, and his civil responsibility compensated the appellant for the injuries she sustained, in addition to the expenses she had spent in order to file a complaint and file a civil lawsuit and assign a lawyer to claim compensation, as well as moral damage, and she decided to amend a first ruling degree and the judiciary again obligating the respondent to pay the appellant 30 thousand dirhams, with a legal interest of 5% from the date of the issuance of the judgment.

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