Court upholds woman’s jail for vase attack
Amman's Criminal Court of First Instance, in its appellate capacity, sentenced an Jordanian woman to two weeks in prison after finding her guilty of harming her husband during a family dispute inside their marital home. The court also revised the compensation amount awarded to the husband from 833.335 dinars to 750 dinars. The altercation occurred between the spouses when the woman struck her husband on the head with a glass vase, causing injury and bleeding, as well as bruises on his shoulder. The woman claimed she did this to protect her child from an assault by the husband, who had previously beaten her and choked the child. However, the court rejected her defense, indicating that her actions were disproportionate to the danger and that intent could not be established with certainty. Additionally, the court decided to reduce the compensation amount due to insufficient proof of the husband's income, dismissing any claim for more than the revised amount. The court upheld the criminal sentence, imposed fines, and ordered the payment of legal fees.
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