Police Officer Arrested on Suspicion of Abusing His Disabled Wife

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The Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) arrested a police officer holding the rank of Chief Superintendent who serves in the Coastal District, on suspicion that he assaulted his wife, who has a severe disability, abused her and threatened her. According to Ynet, evidence and photographs of injuries on her body were collected. According to Israel Hayom, this concerns a series of violent incidents over time and not a single event. According to N12, the officer's name is still not permitted for publication.

According to Channel 14, Mahash investigators collected evidence and filmed documentation of injuries. According to Walla, the officer's attorney claims that the officer was the one who was attacked, and according to Maariv he claims that the matter is an argument arising from the woman's wish to divorce. According to Israel Hayom, the officer's attorney said: "There was no use of violence at all."

The Nazareth Magistrate's Court extended the officer's detention by four days. According to Walla, the judge ruled that there is a high-level reasonable suspicion, and extended the detention out of concern about obstruction of the investigation and danger to the complainant. According to Kan News, the detention was extended by three days.