The trial began this week against a man accused of mistreating his sentimental partner, assaulting her, frightening her with a knife and leaving her locked up for two hours in a house.

The events occurred on September 7, 2021, at the family home, in Torrevieja, when, according to the account given by the Prosecutor’s Office, the defendant slapped the victim several times in the face, showed her a knife and took her to a house. nearby, where he left her locked up. The woman managed to escape two hours later through the bathroom window.

The public prosecution requests a six-year prison sentence for the crimes of ill-treatment and illegal detention.