A man has been charged in a city Neuquen He was accused of brutally assaulting his former partner, using a martial arts maneuver until she lost consciousness after hitting her in different parts of the body and forcefully kissing her.
According to the court file, the charge against the accused is identified by initials Badr, Includes crimes Minor injuries are dual eligible – For liaison and mediation Gender violence— Minor threats, minor harm, and minor sexual assaults. Despite the attack, the individual will remain free under judicial guidelines.
The incident occurred on October 30, after eight in the evening, in a house in the neighborhood Millibal. After an argument, the man asked the victim to leave the house, but when the woman agreed, he became violent and began physically assaulting her, hitting her on the head and knees.
The sequence is continued using a choke called “Matalion“, which led to the woman losing consciousness. When she calmed down, she realized that the accused was dragging her and threatening to tell her that if she wanted to, I could have killed her. Not satisfied with that, he took his cell phone and smashed it on the ground until it broke.
According to what was reported by local media lm Neuquin, The relationship between the accused and the victim continued for approximately two years, in a context characterized by repeated episodes of clashes Jealousy, humiliation, insults, controls, physical and verbal violence. The prosecution explained the incident as sexual violence, noting that the relationship was characterized by controlling behavior and systematic assault on the part of the accused against the woman.
Everything that happened was recorded in the investigation headed by the Public Prosecutor Manuel Islaswho said with his team at the hearing that the seriousness of the event requires the adoption of urgent preventive measures to prevent new violent incidents.
During the trial, Islas asked the judge for guarantees Raoul O’Frank – Imposing restrictions on the accused during the investigation, in order to preserve the safety of the victim.
The judge authorized the framing of charges and set a period Four months To close the investigation. Among the coercive measures adopted are: Block all types of communication – Personal, telephone, or virtual – between the accused and the victim, in addition to Blocking approach Less than 300 metres.
Despite the seriousness of the crimes, in the first stage of the process, the accused will remain free, although subject to the restrictions mentioned above. As part of the accusation, the Public Prosecutor included the elements of evidence collected so far, which consist of medical reports, statements of the victim and witnesses, and expert opinions in the context of the relationship.
The prosecutor’s office argued during the hearing that the events caused the victim to have real fear for her life and obvious physical and psychological damage, which is why they insisted on demanding strict penalties. In that response, they requested that immediately upon completion of the investigation, A An effective seven-year prison sentence For the accused.
And in Argentina, 87% of women have faced at least one case of sexual violenceas revealed by the first edition of Violence against women awareness indexPrepared by Natura and Avon Institute Foundation. The report, which is based on opinion polls of 1,612 people over the age of 18, indicates that only 27% of Argentines admit to high levels of awareness of this issue. When disaggregating the data, four out of ten women perceive themselves as having a high degree of knowledge, while only 16.2% of men share this self-perception.
The analysis revealed this Three out of ten women do not spontaneously recognize the attacks they have suffered. When specific behaviors associated with gender violence are detailed, the percentage of women who admit to experiencing these behaviors rises to 87%. Physical violence is the most visible manifestation, followed by verbal and psychological violence, although economic and sexual violence are less recognized.
during 2024 They signed up 283 Femicides In the country, at a rate of one every 29 hours, according to data Meeting house. The study also showed that 55% of women were exposed to some physical assault throughout their lives, and that 43% of those who were exposed to sexual violence did not receive the alimony they were entitled to.