AssaultSexism / Gender-Based Violence

Woman writes plea for help in medical record; husband arrested for assault

A woman with visible injuries from beatings went to Hospital Cristo Rei in Ibiporã and wrote a plea for help inside her own medical record to denounce her abusive husband. A nurse read the note and called police, who arrested the man as he waited in the reception area.

  • Ibiporã, Brazil
  • Severity 4 of 5 — Physical assault causing injury

Source

  1. dol.com.br/noticias/brasil/961269/mulher-pede-socorro-em-prontuario-e-marido-e-preso-por-agressao

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