Man arrested for allegedly beating his wife with metal crowbar

A 46-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening in the coastal Peloponnesian town of Filiatra for brutally beating his 25-year-old wife. He faces charges of domestic violence, severe physical harm and illegal weapon possession.

According to sources, the young woman was beaten with a one-meter-long metal crowbar. She called the police, who transferred her to the hospital.

The man will face a prosecutor on Monday.