Man arrested for beating wife

(ANSA) - BOLOGNA, 27 AGO - A man was arrested for allegedly beating his wife in Modena on Thursday.
    The 27-year-old Tunisian man allegedly beat his new wife for a year breaking several of her bones.
    He also threatened her with her life, police said.
    The man allegedly acted out of a desire to have "total control over the woman", police said.
    He allegedly kicked and punched the victim and also used a knife, police said.
    "His violent conduct engendered in the victim a well-founded fear for her life", said police.
    She fled for her life in July. (ANSA).