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Barcelona-Area Court Sentences Man to 14 Months for Abusing and Confining Wife

A municipal social services alert prompted rapid police action culminating in a swift court ruling.

Overview

  • The Sant Feliu de Llobregat tribunal imposed a 14‑month prison term for habitual maltreatment and coercion after a fast‑track trial by agreement.
  • Police rescued the woman in Corbera de Llobregat on November 18 following an alert from the town’s social services.
  • The victim had emailed the municipal service for help and, when communication ceased, social workers escalated the case to the Mossos d'Esquadra.
  • Officers from the Mossos’ Victim Care unit and the local police interviewed the woman at the home and later detained her 45‑year‑old husband.
  • The court record details months of physical and verbal abuse, forced isolation with blinds kept down, denial of medical care, and assaults with a hand and a belt.