Criminal Court No. 1 of Cartagena issued a sentence in December 2022. As can be read in the report based on proven facts, it was learned that the person and the victim had a romantic relationship and lived together in the slum in 2022. Los Alcazares. In August last year, after they started fighting because she refused to give him the tablet, he “hit her with several paws on her stomach and hips.”
“Similarly, in the early morning hours of August 22, following a new argument, this time at a friend’s house where they stayed the night, after the woman refused to have sexual intercourse, the man said to her: “Bitch, slut, fat”. And threw him to the ground,” the court document continues.
The woman explained what the person did to her and four months after the events, the court announced its decision: nine months imprisonment for the crime of ill-treatment and the ban on approaching his victim for two years. Compensation with 280 euros.
The court said that the fact that the woman suffered from psychological disorders “in no way invalidates the value of her manifestations”
The person appealed. In his defense, he stated that the woman blamed him for deciding to end the dating. He said his victim was suffering from “two diseases”. psychiatricborderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder Affects the credibility of their statements“.
“Fear of losing the relationship”
The man’s defense lawyer said he was “influenced” by the woman’s actions. fear of losing the relationshipAs stated in the section two-handed letter both by that which is sent to man, and previous complaints made by him (similar to the profile and content that gave rise to this lawsuit), and When he realizes his client wants to get away from him or may lose some known benefits or advantages (strong feeling of loneliness or abandonment)”.
The subject’s defense also claimed that the victim’s psychiatric colleague had testified that the woman had told him that she would do “every possible harm” to her ex-girlfriend because she had “abandoned him”.
In rejecting the defendant’s objection, the District Court underlines that, regarding the first fight, the victim “presented the same version in all his statements: he was on the mattress and He kicked her in the stomach and hips several times.Because the mattress was so close to the wall, he had to hold his legs to get out.
“As for what happened in the early morning of August 22, the defendant admits that they argued once again, because although he first stated that they did not argue, he finally admits, ‘We argued because I wanted to go to Madrid.’” Again complainant submits a statement full of detailsStating that the argument started because he did not want to have sexual intercourse, structured, consistent and essentially the sameThe court emphasizes that she “advocated this from the beginning” and added that the woman “talked about the insults she received (“whore”, “slut”, “fat”) and then testified how the defendant threw her to the ground”
“And his narrative also seems to be supported by his presence bruisesInjuries observable by law enforcement two days after the attack. In short, his version is not much different from the defendant’s; hitsbut recognizes both altercations and places them in the same environments as the complainant, which is confirmed by the presence of bruises not visible in the photograph. Photos The fact that it is not undated or indefinite, but rather received by the authorities themselves, is evidence that it is the complainant and the date on which he submitted these documents, thus allowing permission to be granted. prove proven factsIt was revealed that the defendant may have committed a crime regarding this two counts of assault and one count of minor insult; However, a situation arises like this only one charge of assault was filedhence the only one who can be condemned”.
Let the woman suffer psychic disturbances “This does not in any way invalidate the value of these statements, unless there is an expert report to support it and it is not possible to understand that the disorders in question affected the ability to evaluate an event as if it were actually happening or distorted the perception.” of an event”.