A former Redfield man believed he was able to beat his wife and did so. But after being convicted under UK law instead of the Sharia law he only respects, he's been sent to prison.
Mohammed Farooq, originally from Afghanistan, denied mistreating his wife who came to Bristol and joined him in an arranged marriage in 2018. Bristol Crown Court heard that, from 2018, Farooq physically assaulted her when she was financially dependant on him and had no English.
Though the abuse was reported to police in January 2020, Mrs Farooq made no statement and the matter was not taken further. But the court heard the beatings started again after the couple tried to reconcile, and the complainant's friend reported Farooq to police.
