The Dili District Court heard a trial for a domestic violence case that involved a suspect with initials JF who beat his wife when he was drunk. 
The incident itself happened in 2010 in Fatuhada, Dili district. The court found that the suspect always committed domestic violence against victim JVD when he was drunk.
For this case the court condemned the man with a one year suspended sentence, as this behaviour is considered a public crime.
Meanwhile the victim JVD declared in court that her husband always returned home at 5am while drunk.
“After coming home he’d always break things randomly and if I talked, he’d hit me,” JVD said.
She said on September 15, 2010 he returned drunk but not very drunk, and punched the door until it was broken then when she greeted him, he used a small stick to hit her head.
“He entered the kitchen and took the stick and hit me until my foot was swollen and I reported it to the police,” JVD said.
The accused JF said he regretted his behaviour towards the victim and declared to the court he would not repeat his actions.
“I behaved this way because I was drunk, but from now on I will not hit her anymore,” JF said.
In the three years the judicial process was underway, the victim and the accused still stayed together in one house to look after family necessities and their children.
