A local man was arrested on Sunday for physically and psychologically abusing his wife for eight years, a spokesperson for the Judiciary Police (PJ) said in a special briefing yesterday.
It was the second arrest since the Law on Preventing and Combating Domestic Violence has come into effect on October 5. The first case was last week.
The law states that domestic violence be defined as a public crime – which allows the police to investigate without the victim’s consent. A defendant convicted of domestic violence faces up to five years behind bars.
