A man who beat his wife so badly
she had to be taken to the ER nine times in eight years was
cleared of domestic-violence charges Wednesday after a Turin
judge said the acts were "only episodic".
Prosecutors filed evidence that the woman was "repeatedly
struck, with punches to the face and kicks that landed her on
the floor".
Asking for three years and nine months in jail for the
41-year-old man, the prosecutor said the woman had been
"subjected to continuous attacks and humiliations" and been
"forced to live in a state of prostration, both physical and
moral".
The judge, on the other hand, found that "a subjection of the
woman to a series of continuous vexation such as to cause
continuous discomfort, incompatible with normal living
conditions, has not emerged".
The man got a suspended sentence of six months for violating
his obligation to assist his wife.
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