Husband Accused of Brutal Assault After Faking Wife's Fall
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
A 32-year-old man in Israel's Jezreel Valley has been indicted for brutally assaulting his wife with a belt, causing a broken nose, after a financial argument. He allegedly enlisted his brothers to spill oil to stage a fall and cover up the crime. The wife was found with severe injuries, and investigators uncovered a history of prolonged abuse. The brothers confessed to tampering with evidence and will face charges.
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- A man was indicted for assaulting his wife with a belt, causing a broken nose.
- The husband allegedly had his four brothers spill oil to fake a fall and cover up the assault.
- The wife was found bleeding and moderately injured by responding officers.
- Investigators uncovered a history of prolonged and unrestrained violence against the wife.
- The husband's brothers confessed to spilling oil to obstruct the investigation.
A 32-year-old man from the Jezreel Valley has been indicted for severely assaulting his wife following a dispute over financial difficulties. The husband allegedly used a black belt to strike her repeatedly across her body while she was holding their young son, causing a broken nose. Investigators discovered that the husband had enlisted his four brothers to spill oil at the scene to stage a fall, aiming to conceal the violent assault. The wife was found bleeding and moderately injured with nasal fractures by officers responding to a report on October 24.
According to prosecutor Firas Hourani, the argument escalated when the husband grabbed a black belt to hit his wife as she attempted to flee from the bedroom to the living room. While she sat on the sofa with their child, he allegedly began whipping her all over her body and struck her in the face when she tried to cry for help. "The scene was full of blood," recounted investigating officer Tatiana Shmidov, who described the incident as part of a pattern of prolonged and unrestrained violence, including kicks and hair-pulling down a flight of stairs.
Shmidov stated that the wife had been a victim of ongoing abuse for years but had feared reporting it due to social and familial repercussions. During the investigation, the husband denied the assault, claiming his wife slipped on spilled oil. However, investigators found no oil on the carpet before the incident, only bloodstains. They then questioned the husband's brothers, who confessed to spilling the oil to obstruct the investigation. The brothers were arrested and will face charges for obstruction of justice and fabricating evidence. The husband is charged with causing actual bodily harm, injuring a partner, and assault.