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[p]A Nigerian student based in the United Kingdom, identified as John Nwadiaju, has been sentenced to 11 months in prison and suspended for one year for violently assaulting and abusing his wife, Kosisochukwu Echem. John is currently studying at Bangor University in North Wales, UK, and was handed the sentence, along with 250 hours of unpaid work by the Caernarfon Crown Court on Friday.
[/p][p]According to the North Wales Chronicle, Nwadiaju and Echem got married in Nigeria in April 2022, but separated in August 2022 following reports of domestic abuse and violence. Echem visited him in Bangor in the hope of reconciliation, but Nwadiaju allegedly took her passport and Personal Independence Payment card and repeatedly assaulted her. Police arrested him at the scene, and bloodstains were found on his person and property.
[/p][p]Despite claiming self-defence, Nwadiaju was found guilty of assaulting his wife, and Judge Nicola Saffman sentenced him to 11 months in prison, suspended for one year. In addition to the suspended sentence, he was also ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
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