UAE: Man who tortured, imprisoned wife gets jail term, ordered to pay Dh179,000

Ajman - The forensic report confirmed that the bruises on the body of the victim were the result of abuse with various tools over a period of time.

An Arab man who tortured his wife, causing her permanent disability, was sentenced to a jail term of one year and three months, followed by deportation, and ordered to pay Dh179,000.

According to a report on Emarat Al Youm, the wife filed a report against her husband stating that he assaulted her, tortured her with an electric wire, burned her with sharp tools, and forced her to drink urine.

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In her testimony before the court, the woman stated that her husband repeatedly insulted her, tortured her and imprisoned her.

She said he burned her with a heated fork, shaved her hair and eyebrows, strangled her, bound her hands and feet, hit her with a cord and pulled out her teeth. He also locked her up for a month.

The forensic report confirmed that the bruises on the body of the victim were the result of torture with various tools over a period of time as stated by the victim.

The medical reports, and statements of witnesses and the victim confirmed that the injuries were not self-inflicted but rather the result of assaults. Based on the evidence, the court charged the husband.