He is accused of having beaten his wife even during her pregnancy, at one point allegedly gripping her by the throat and covering her mouth until she lost consciousness. To keep tabs on her, he is also said to have hidden mobile phones around the house, leaving them recording so he could listen in on her conversations.
These are the serious allegations levelled at a 42-year-old shopkeeper originally from Bangladesh, who lives in Rimini and runs a shop in Cattolica.
Preliminary investigations judge Raffaele Deflorio, acting on a request from the Rimini Public Prosecutor’s Office, ordered the man to leave the family home and stay away from his wife, fitting him with an electronic tag. He is under investigation for domestic mistreatment.
The story begins in 2021, when the couple married in Bangladesh in a union arranged by their families. In 2022, the woman joined her husband in Italy.
The first tensions reportedly arose over the man’s relationships with other women. After discovering messages on his phone, his wife is said to have confronted him, only to receive two violent slaps across the face in response.
During her pregnancy, the situation is alleged to have worsened. During one argument, the 42-year-old allegedly grabbed her by the throat and covered her mouth, cutting off her breathing until she passed out. The assault was reportedly stopped by a cousin who lived with the couple.
The abuse is said to have continued even after the baby was born. At the shop in Cattolica, in front of their infant son, the man allegedly slapped his wife repeatedly and, when she tried to leave, grabbed her by the hair and dragged her back inside.
According to the prosecution, the husband also prevented her from working or going out alone, took away her phone, and even went so far as to cancel their son’s nursery school enrolment.
To monitor her even when he was not present, he allegedly hid several mobile phones under pieces of furniture, including under a sofa, using them to record the woman’s conversations.
After years of alleged abuse, the wife turned to the police for help. Since June, she has been living with her son in a protected shelter. The investigation is being led by Deputy Prosecutor Luca Bertuzzi.
