A Tetouan court sentenced an 80-year-old man to five months in prison and fined him MAD 500 on Monday after a video showed him violently assaulting a woman and her infant daughter in their home.
The court in northern Morocco found the man guilty of “assault and battery with a weapon against a woman” and “assault and battery against a child under 15.” The prosecutor pursued charges after the widely circulated video sparked outrage on social media.
The incident occurred on January 16 and gained attention when the video, showing the brutal attack, went viral.
Following a complaint filed by the victim, Tetouan police launched an investigation, leading to the suspect’s arrest and subsequent prosecution.