Elderly woman granted protection order against husband after 50 years of physical, verbal abuse
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An elderly woman received a protection order against her husband following 50 years of abuse. The husband subjected her to both physical and verbal attacks throughout their marriage. Specific incidents included hitting her with a walking stick and punching her in the eye. He also used vulgarities when scolding her.
During the course of their marriage, the husband struck his wife with a walking stick, punched her in the eye and scolded her using vulgarities.