Man MARRIES girlfriend during her trial for nearly hacking him to death with an ...
Russian, 40, MARRIES girlfriend, 67, during her trial for nearly hacking him to death with an axe so he can demand the court does not jail his spouse The woman was accused of striking her boyfriend multiple times with an axe Incident took place during a night of drinking with friends in 2019, officials said The woman was convicted of grievous bodily harm in a Tomsk, Siberia, court Russian law states the crime carries a maximum sentence of 10 years but the woman was handed a three-year suspended sentence with three years probation It is believed her surprise marriage might have led to the lighter sentence
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An assault trial in Russia was thrown into disarray after the victim proposed to his girlfriend who was accused of attacking him with an axe.
The unnamed man, 40, married the accused, 67, in an apparent bid to secure a more lenient sentence for his beloved.
'During the trial, the man proposed to the defendant and they got married,' the prosecutor general's office in Tomsk, Siberia, said on Thursday.
'As a spouse, he asked the court not to imprison' the woman, the statement added.
The Tomsk regional district court found the unnamed woman guilty of grievous bodily harm.
Russian law states the crime comes with a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, however the woman was given a three-year suspended sentence with three
