Bnei Brak man charged with smashing wine bottle into wife’s face, breaking two of her teeth

Prosecutors say the 51-year-old has also slapped his wife, pulled her hair, thrown a plate at her, and used a kitchen knife against her hands.

A 51-year-old Bnei Brak man has been indicted for allegedly abusing his wife repeatedly, including hitting her in the face with a wine bottle hard enough to break two of her teeth, according to the indictment released on Wednesday.

According to the charges, the man came home from synagogue, kicked the family dog, threatened to murder his wife, and struck her in the face with a wine bottle. Police said the investigation found this was only one of a series of violent incidents attributed to him.

Pattern of abuse alleged in indictment

The indictment describes a string of assaults and threats inside the couple’s home. On one occasion, he allegedly slapped her; on another, he threw a plate at her. In a further incident, he allegedly pulled her hair, and in another, he used a kitchen knife to apply force to her hands.

During one argument, he allegedly threatened her, “I’ll break your bones,” and pushed her, according to the indictment.

Police arrested husband after call to emergency line

On November 1, police received a report through the 100 emergency hotline of suspected violence against the woman by her husband. Officers from the Bnei Brak-Ramat Gan station located her and later arrested him.

He was questioned by the police domestic violence unit, where investigators came to suspect that the incident was not isolated, but part of a series of attacks on different occasions.

The suspect was held in custody, and his remand was extended several times. After the investigation was completed, the Tel Aviv District police prosecution unit filed an indictment against him on charges of threats, assault causing actual bodily harm to a spouse, and assault of a spouse.

Prosecutors also asked the court to keep him in custody until the end of the legal proceedings.