Wife-beating a common complaint
Alia Al Theeb; 20/7/08
Wife-beating was the most common crime dealt with by Dubai Police’s family security department last year. The department dealt with a total of 455 cases related to various family problems. Lt Col Arif Baqer, director of the family security department, said the department dealt with 126 cases of wife beating. He said the department also dealt with 113 cases of disputes among spouses, 35 swearing cases, 50 cases involving psychological and social counselling, 26 disputes between parents and children above 18 years, 18 cases of nuisance, 17 cases of disputes over child custody and 8 cases of psychological and social threats, such as threats of divorce.
See: http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Police_and_The_Courts/ 10230614.html
Tags: Domestic Violence, Dubai