The 38-year-old was, among other things, sentenced for, in a period from October 2020 to November 2021, several times both day and night to have kicked and beaten his wife in the couple’s apartment in Aarhus, just as he also cut her hair and extinguished cigarettes on her body, so that she got burn marks.

In addition, he was convicted of having raped his wife several times against her will and of forcing himself to have sex, even though she refused.

In addition to the physical violence, the 38-year-old was also convicted of psychological violence against his partner by subjecting her to grossly degrading, insulting and offensive behaviour. Among other things, by ordering her to wear a headscarf, forbidding her to attend classes and to have a telephone, and by ordering her to sleep on the floor and sit naked on the floor for several hours while he spat and urinated on her.

The 38-year-old was also convicted of witness intimidation, as he had threatened the wife several times to kill her family if she told anything to the police.

In December 2021, the 38-year-old was then arrested after he had threatened the life of the upstairs neighbor because he suspected that the wife was having an affair with him. The 38-year-old was remanded in custody, and the further investigation led to the very long indictment, according to which he was sentenced on Wednesday.

“It is an unusually serious case, and what the woman has been exposed to over such a long period is very violent. In addition to the long unconditional prison sentence, the 38-year-old was also ordered to pay compensation of DKK 200,000 to the woman. It is a high compensation in relation to practice in the area, so both prison sentence, deportation and compensation show how seriously the court has viewed the case,” says special prosecutor Birgitte Ernst.

The 38-year-old, who is an Iraqi citizen, was expelled from the country permanently.
He pleaded not guilty and appealed the sentence. He must remain in custody until he can serve his sentence.

BetterHeadline:
A 38-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday at the Court in Aarhus to seven years in prison and expelled for life for repeatedly subjecting his wife to psychological and physical violence and rape.

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BetterHeadline:
A 38-year-old man was sentenced on Wednesday at the Court in Aarhus to seven years in prison and expelled for life for repeatedly subjecting his wife to psychological and physical violence and rape.

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