80-year-old man from Murcia jailed for 7 months for telling his wife “I’ll kill you if you bring up the damn topic again”

At that time, the woman recorded what her husband had said, after a while she told what had happened to her and Criminal Court No. 3 of Cartagena dictation judgment In 2021: man, now 80 years old, was the author of a threat crime sentenced and seven months in prison. He was banned from coming within 300 meters of his wife for one year and seven months and would have to pay all costs, including private prosecution costs.

frequent fights

In court, the man said that their relationship with his wife was “tense, that they had communication problems and that discussions became more frequent.”. Regarding the day of the fight he was sentenced to, he said: “He was angry that he had come from England three times in the same week and that the door was closed instead of leaving it open.” He added that he went shopping once, came home with 4 liters of water, and that the door was closed, that he had gout.

The woman assured him that he threatened her when she returned from England. I saw that you can do anything.He never attacked him and that when he got down, he tried to carry a suction tube to defend himself in case he was attacked.

They reject your appeal

The convict appealed, claiming there was “no macho domination or context” in his stance. His defense referred to expert reports. legal medical instituteHe they ignore any macho profile in their defenseor, and provided this There was no physical or mental abuse in the couple.and yes language and cultural differences: he and she are of different nationalities.

The County Court upheld the sentence, rejecting the appeal because “ being tired or fed up with a repetitive behavior can lead to a certain level of bewilderment verbally, it causes an explosion, but not necessarily a threatening sentence”.