Man accused of hitting wife with hammer, burning five-year-old daughter
Indictment also claims suspect threw iron at his wife, tried to set fire to their daughter.
By Fadi EyadatA 32-year-old man from Umm al-Fahm was charged at Haifa District Court on Sunday for severely beating and abusing his wife and five-year-old daughter.
According to the indictment, the alleged abuse took place over a period of several years. The man allegedly attacked his wife with a hammer and slapped her. He is also suspected of setting fire to his daughter, causing burns to her arms and legs.
The man is charged with aggravated assault, causing serious bodily harm, and assault on a minor.
According to the indictment, in an incident ten days ago, the man allegedly struck his wife on the head with a hammer while she was sleeping. The woman was hospitalized with severe trauma.
After the attack, the indictment says, the suspect apologized to his wife, and claimed he did not understand why he had attacked her. The suspect then fled the house.
In another incident, following an argument about money, the defendant allegedly hurled an iron at his wife, striking her in the torso and causing her severe injuries.
The indictment also says that in 2005, while he was watching television, the suspect called his daughter to sit by him, after which he allegedly used a cigarette lighter to burn her, causing severe wounds to her arms and legs.
The Haifa District Prosecutor's office asked the court to extend the suspect's remand for the duration of the proceedings against him.
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this has nothing to do with being Arab or Jewish or agnostic. It has to do with MEN that are violent and abusive and cannot control themselves and are a menace to women, children, the weak and the nonabusive. Sometimes they have power and they cause horrific colateral damage: wars, murders, crime. Other times the damage is more contained as they destroy their immediate families. One thing is certain, all this destruction and violence is and will always be a trait of MEN.
Not surprising that the first comment out of the box is a racist slur against the "typical Arab". Give your counterproductive attitude a rest, will you, Sean? May the Lord save us from New Yorkers like this...
Typical Arab behavior. Im going to enjoy how the anti-semites will find a way to blame the Jews for this. And they want us to give Israel to the arabs. The world doesnt need another arab country where it is ok to assault or murder your family in the name of Islam.