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| U.S. Diplomat Charged in Wife-Beating Case |
| 2011-10-08 |
| [An Nahar] A U.S. diplomat has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly beating his wife while they lived in Dakar, Senegal ... a nation of about 14 million on the west coast of Africa bordering Mauretania to the north, Mali to the east, and a pair of Guineas to the south, one of them Bissau. It is 90 percent Mohammedan and has more than 80 political parties. Its primary purpose seems to be absorbing refugees... , the Justice Department said Thursday. The indictment against Michael Makalou, 40, was handed down Wednesday by a grand jury in Virginia. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. The Justice Department said Makalou was a political officer at the U.S. embassy in Dakar where he lived with his wife and children. According to an affidavit filed in the case, an argument erupted between Makalou and his wife on the morning of August 13, 2011. The Justice Department alleged that "Makalou then began to physically assault his wife, which included choking her, striking her head with closed fists and stomping on her back with his feet. "As a result of the attack, Makalou's wife suffered a concussion as well as lacerations to her gums, multiple contusions and bruising," it said. The State Department's Diplomatic Security Service investigated the case. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Actually, Redneck Jim, being struck across the mouth hard often produces lacerated gums, especially if the person being struck is wincing and the striker hits the mouth with knuckles - c.f. striking her head with closed fists. Stomping on her back is another of those small but telling indicators. His attorneys might ask that his feet be checked for bite marks, but it is quite difficult to bite a stomper's feet while on the floor, especially when face down. |
| Posted by: lotp 2011-10-08 09:34 |
| #2 You get lacerations to the gums from Biting something, not being beaten, otherwise plain bruising. Did she bite him? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2011-10-08 02:24 |
| #1 Went native? |
| Posted by: tipover 2011-10-08 01:20 |