one marriage proposal, two phones exchanged and one argument that ended with a slap and a bite they arrived yesterday at Court of Courts The events date back to January 2022when an ex-partner had dinner with the aim of resuming the relationship. According to the woman, he proposed to her and they both exchanged mobile phones as “loyalty test.” Upon reviewing the device, she found conversations and photographs that she interpreted as infidelity.
The man’s version was different. He assured that the relationship was already over, that they were trying to resume contact that evening and that she took his phone without permission. The woman explained that she locked herself in the bathroom to send herself some pictures and messages, while he insisted that she return the device. On leaving, according to her account, the man pounced on her, pinned her to the bed and beat her. “I was filled with fearshe testified. She responded by biting his forearm until he let her go. The defendant admitted to the slap, but presented it as a reflex reaction after the bite. He denied restraining her and insisted he was trying to retrieve the cellphone. The forensic reports they found in him ana erosion and a superficial wound compatible with a bitewithout the need for treatment. In her, an injury to the eardrum was seen, also without functional sequelae or aesthetic damage.
The Prosecutor’s Office withdrew the charge for a misdemeanor injury, already prescribed, but kept the crime of illegal eavesdropping against the woman. he asked 18 months of conditional imprisonment, 1,000 euros fine and costs for the woman. For the man he requested six months of conditional imprisonment and 100.95 euros of civil liability for care costs. Both defenses claimed acquittal. The woman’s maintained that access to the phones had been consented to and that no illicit dissemination had been proven. The man defended that the slap was an instinctive response to the bite and invoked self-defense. The trial was held for sentencing.
