Bahraini fined BD50 for attacking wife’s mother

The Lower Criminal Court has fined a Bahraini man BD50 for attacking wife’s mother and relative. The man pleaded not guilty in court stating that the mother-in-law and relative were targeting him and attempting to destroy his marital life.

According to court details, the man became upset after his wife went to meet her relative without seeking his permission. “He followed her to the relative’s house, manhandled and stripped her in front of the relatives. Subsequently, the wife filed a divorce as well as a police complaint against her husband.”

Upon interrogation, the man told prosecutors that he loved his wife and they had no differences. “She gave me a kiss in the morning before I left home. How can she file for a divorce in the afternoon?”