On 20 January, an incident occurred in Jelenia Góra. – At around 11 p.m., the duty officer at the Police unit was notified by a woman that her husband was threatening to take her life with an axe – reports junior aspirant Tomasz Nowak. – According to the victim, the threats made against her by the 43-year-old were real and could be carried out, especially since he had previously sent her messages in which he threatened to take her life.
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The patrol sent to the scene found the woman outside the building. The spokesperson:
The woman told the officers that her husband was still aggressive and would not let her into the apartment. She also confirmed the information provided by phone to the duty officer.
An acquaintance whom the woman had asked for help getting to the apartment held the door until the police arrived, preventing the 43-year-old from leaving the premises. The aggressor was arrested. As it turned out, he was completely drunk – a test showed nearly 2.5 parts per thousand of alcohol in his exhaled air.
The 43-year-old suspect was taken to police custody. When he sobered up, he was charged with abusing his wife. Moreover, the prosecutor ordered the attacker to leave the apartment and also banned him from approaching or contacting the victim, placing him under police supervision.
This offence carries a sentence of three months to as many as five years in prison.