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Man arrested for assaulting ex-wife

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Police in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his former wife, who is in her 20s.

According to police, the man, who lives in Oyama town, Shizuoka Prefecture, is accused of punching his ex-wife in the face at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, TBS reported.

After being assaulted, the woman called 110.

Police said the couple had met several times since their divorce regarding their children and believe the latest incident may have been a dispute over custody of the children.

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I would hope his actions have now disqualified any custodial rights he may have been requesting.

3 ( +7 / -4 )

It's one punch. There is no specific mention of other physical incidents. In a high stress situation, perhaps he lost his cool. Also, we know the ex-wife called the cops, but do we know of the situation leading up to the alleged assault? Before we make judgements about removing custody, let's consider this properly.

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"It's one punch. There is no specific mention of other physical incidents. In a high stress situation, perhaps he lost his cool. Also, we know the ex-wife called the cops, but do we know of the situation leading up to the alleged assault? Before we make judgements about removing custody, let's consider this properly."

Amazing and sobering as always Positive Nancy.

-6 ( +1 / -7 )

It's one punch.

Sick.

Jail the coward. No children for you now.

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Calling someone a coward while hiding behind a monitor LOL ,go and say it to his face.

Hero.

Any male who punches a woman IS a coward. He is not a man.

No contact with the children for this violent coward.

2 ( +4 / -2 )

Women are equals. The idea of women being the weaker sex is no longer sensible. Obviously, it is cowardly to punch ANYONE without provocation, irrespective of their sex. NOBODY should be the victim of violence in any form.

A man should basically have the same rights to access his children as the mother. If either of them (mother or father) are abusive, then of course that should be carefully considered. However, if the incident is isolated and in the heat of an argument, then denying someone access to their children is an over-reaction.

This article does not report continued domestic violence, it reports an isolated incident and without sufficient context to make any judgement.

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