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Two-Year Prison Term for Man Who 'Hammer-Fisted' Ex-Wife in Jesmond Street Attack

The Newcastle Crown Court case ended with a guilty plea to assault and affray.

Overview

  • Members of the public intervened to stop the attack and followed Munwar Alsubhi to the Cairn Hotel, where police were alerted.
  • Prosecutors said he repeatedly struck his ex-wife’s head against the pavement at around 9am on June 30 near two schools in Jesmond.
  • Alsubhi threatened to kill two men who confronted him, according to evidence presented in court.
  • Officers later found a knife and a hammer in his hotel room after the incident.
  • The victim sustained head injuries and a hand wound, has returned to Saudi Arabia, and reported fearing for her life.