The State Police in Riga detained a man for physical violence against his wife and her unlawful detention, the LETA agency was informed by the police.
The police requested the court to impose a measure of detention on the man, but the court rejected this request, which is why a non-custodial measure was applied to the suspect.
As explained by law enforcement, on the early morning of March 15, a call was received from an apartment in Riga, in the area of Avotu Street, stating that a woman born in 1974 needed help — her husband had used violence against her, tied her up, and deprived her of the ability to move freely.
Special Task Battalion (BSN / SUB) officers arrived at the scene.
At the apartment, the police met the daughter of the detained woman, who was in contact with her mother through the WhatsApp application. The woman informed her daughter that she was tied up and could not free herself.
She asked the law enforcement officers to immediately break down the door of the apartment. A BSN officer found out through the messages that the woman had no way to open the door in any other way, such as throwing the keys out of the window, as she was tied up and feared that her husband might kill her if he woke up and saw her attempt to escape.
Upon entering the apartment, the police found the woman with her hands and feet tied, as well as with a tape wrapped around her neck.
BSN officers woke the sleeping man next to her and immediately detained him.
During the pre-trial investigation, it was established that from the evening of March 14 to the morning of March 15, the man had used physical violence against his wife, repeatedly striking her in the face, as well as choking her, including dragging her by the hair around the apartment, after which he cut her hair with scissors.
To prevent the woman from calling for help, the man tied her hands and feet with rope, wire, elastic bandages, and tape, taped her mouth shut, tied her legs and shoulders to the upper mattress, and also confiscated her mobile phone and tablet, thereby treating her cruelly and unlawfully depriving her of her freedom.
Taking advantage of the moment when the man fell asleep, the woman managed to carefully reach her phone and text her daughter, asking for help.
The detained man, born in 1972, has no prior convictions. On March 16, he was recognized as a suspect.
