He will have to pay his ex $ 200,000 for beating her
A man who violently assaulted his ex-wife for three days eight years ago will have to pay her nearly $ 200,000, the court of appeal recently ruled.
"It's easy to give up and give up the process because it's very heavy and it lasts a very long time [...] but fight until the end, ”invites Monica, who has asked that her last name be kept silent in order to preserve a bit of anonymity.
Since 2012, the 40-year-old Montrealer has been fighting in court for justice. Her ex-husband Craig O'Brien was sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to forcible confinement, physical assault and aggravated assault in 2015.
However, this sentence seemed insufficient for the victim, who decided to sue his torturer in civil proceedings for the consequences that st...