Septuagenarian begins today to be tried for domestic violence against ex-partner. Have you ever been convicted of the same crime against the same woman?.
A septuagenarian residing in Selmes, county Vidigueira, He was accused by prosecutors (MP) of Cuba and will be judged by a panel of judges of the Court of Beja, the crimes of domestic violence, possession of a prohibited weapon and violation of levies, prohibitions or interdictions.
In 1997, Serafim F., born in 1949, started a romantic relationship with Francesca (fictitious name), much younger than the defendant, that lasted 20 year old, having a son born in November of that year who has always lived with the couple. In 2017 the love relationship ended, but the defendant and the victim maintained cohabitation in the common room, no sharing of bed and table
In a judgment by the Cuban Court that became final in November 2020, the defendant was convicted of committing a crime of domestic violence committed against his ex-partner, in prison sentence of 2 years and 10 months, suspended the execution for the same period, subject to the probation regime and the accessory penalty of prohibition of contact with the victim, remotely controlled by technical means.
Despite the conviction and the accessory penalty that only ended in September 2023, result of drinking alcoholic beverages, the defendant continued to verbally abuse the victim, accusing her of having a romantic relationship with a neighbor. In March 2021, Seraphim started an argument with his son, Francisca having come out in defense of the boy, which led the defendant to arm himself with a stick with which he tried to attack both. Not satisfied, the individual told his ex-partner: "I'll cut your neck like chickens".
the accused, which is subject to the term of identity and residence (TIR) and the measures imposed by the judgment of the 2020, the MP requested that in case of conviction, the defendant is subject to the accessory penalty of the prohibition of contact with the victim, with the removal of their residence and place of work and that compensation be arbitrated in favor of the victim.
The trial is scheduled for this Monday at the Central Criminal Court of the Court of Beja.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
