The Judiciary Police (PJ) announced yesterday the arrest of a 39-year-old man for alleged domestic violence, the first case under a new law which took early effect this month.
Police officers arrested the local resident on Sunday on suspicion of physical and psychological abuse of his 38-year-old wife, a Judiciary Police (PJ) spokesperson said at a special briefing yesterday.The spokesperson also said that it was the first case of a person in Macau facing possible arraignment on a charge of domestic violence after the Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence came into effect on October 5.
Judiciary Police (PJ) officers escort the domestic violence suspect from the PJ headquarters in Zape to a vehicle yesterday. Photo: Iong Tat Choi
