slacker Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Irregular News for 03.21.07 France -- A man who ripped out his wife's eyes in a fit of rage was sentenced by a French court to 30 years behind bars today. Mohamed Hadfi, 31, tore out his 23-year-old wife Samira Bari's eyes following a heated argument in their apartment in the southern French city of Nimes in July 2003 after she refused to have sex with him. Ms Bari, who had demanded a divorce before the attack, was permanently blinded. Hadfi, a Moroccan, initially fled to Germany. He was finally arrested and sent back to France, where he was indicted for "acts of torture and barbarity leading to a permanent disability". Prosecutor Dominique Tourette demanded that Hadfi be sentenced to 30 years in prison, two thirds of which must be served in full, calling the defendant a "diabolic torturer". Once his sentence is served, Hadfi will be deported and barred from ever returning to France. His lawyer Jean-Pierre Cabanes meanwhile insisted there were extenuating circumstances. "This is the result of a marriage that was arranged, not chosen," he said, pointing to the gulf separating his client, who came from southern Morocco, and his young wife, who had grown up in France. Mr Cabanes begged the jury for leniency, claiming his client's action "appeared to stem from a mental illness." source Quote Link to comment
Touchdown Tommie Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 That is pretty sick...... Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 They should send him home permanently blinded and junkless Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 ***SNIP*** His lawyer Jean-Pierre Cabanes meanwhile insisted there were extenuating circumstances. "This is the result of a marriage that was arranged, not chosen," he said, pointing to the gulf separating his client, who came from southern Morocco, and his young wife, who had grown up in France. ***SNIP*** Oh, of course - that makes it all right... Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Reminds me of the movie Hostel. Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Geebis Christe! Quote Link to comment
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