Care-worker slapped wife of 12 years around the face in Worksop

A care-worker who slapped his wife of 12 years around the face "to make her calm down and be quiet" in Worksop, was warned domestic violence can lead to custody.
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Abdul Iddriss hit the woman at their home on Carlton Road, on the morning of April 19, said prosecutor Sarah Sanderson.

"His wife made a statement but said she didn't support a prosecution and no restraining order is sought," she said.

"There is some concern that she disclosed previous incidents."

Ben Brown, mitigating, said Iddriss, a Ghanaian national with no previous convictions, works nights in a care home and returned at 10am, to find his wife was drunk.

"There was a verbal altercation where both sides said some unpleasant things," he said.

"They reconciled after he was released and there have been no similar incidents."

Iddriss, 40, admitted common assault, via a Spanish interpreter, when he appeared at Mansfield Magistrates Court, on Wednesday.

District judge Jonathan Taaffe said: "The use of violence within a relationship is never acceptable. It is worrying that the victim in this matter indicates there has been a history of incidents between you.

"Courts regard domestic violence as a breach of trust and will always consider custody. The victim will always wonder "are you going to behave like this in the future?""

He handed Iddriss a two year conditional discharge, with £85 costs and a £20 government surcharge.

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