“For him, she is not his wife but a thing”… reprieve for the violent husband who spied on his wife

“They are a couple without history, this is their first difficulty,” begins Me Maze, defense lawyer. At the helm, his client, aged 26. He appeared this Monday, October 21 for immediate appearance before the Agen judicial court. The husband has suspicions about the fidelity of his partner. “I found messages with heart emojis. We argued like all couples, we dotted the i’s,” assures the defendant on the stand.

His wife says she was beaten. Hematomas were noted on October 18, as well as traces of strangulation. “I can’t hit her,” continues the Agenais. “However, your partner has many traces,” insists the president. “It marks easily, even from a simple mosquito bite.”

In the intimacy of marriage

When the victim files a complaint at the police station, the couple’s daily life is revealed. If both work, the bank card is in the gentleman’s possession, as are the administrative papers. Lot-et-Garonnais also has access to its WhatsApp messaging service. He justifies himself: “She gave it to me.” She confirms: “He told me that now that we’re married, we’re one, so my card is his.”

For the camera in the living room, they bought it together. “However, I am not in favor of him watching me when I am at home. I do not have access to the viewing application because he has forgotten the codes,” continues the young woman, two months pregnant . Again, the husband went to a doctor to find out the precise date she became pregnant. However, the victim, who continues the violence, indicates that she wants to give him a second chance. “If there are no more shots.”

A simple reprieve

The accused has an answer to everything, contradicts himself, stammers. The lawyer for the civil party, Me Belacel, slips: “For the gentleman, it is not his wife, but one thing. He disputes everything outright, his explanations are lunar.” Alas, the public prosecutor concedes: “Another case of domestic violence, one case too many.”

In defense, Me Maze pleads: “It’s a case that does not fit into the boxes, his wife said so, apart from this episode, there has never been any violence. They are included. Prevention of the facts is between October 5 and 10. The medical certificate is dated October 18. It’s curious. The camera was purchased by mutual agreement, like the credit card. The public prosecutor demands 12 months in prison. “I don’t want to find them in this court in a few months,” says Mr. Belacel.

The court ruled: 8 months simple suspended sentence. The Agenais is prohibited from coming to his home for a period of 4 months and must follow a course to combat domestic violence.