Drunk Belgorod man jealous of his wife and beat her

In the Belgorod district, a 28-year-old local resident reported her husband to the police after he beat her on the grounds of jealousy. This was reported in the press service of the MIA region.

According to preliminary information, the 31-year-old man, returning from work home drunk, in the heat of the scandal struck the woman in the face. He has previously been prosecuted for a violent crime.

A criminal case was initiated under Part 2 of Article 116.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“beating by a person subjected to administrative punishment or having a criminal record”). The Belgorod citizen faces correctional labor for up to one year, or restriction of freedom for the same term, or arrest for up to six months.

Earlier in Gubkin district, a drunken woman beat a 90-year-old father with a crutch.