Moroccan Woman Brutally Attacked by Ex-Husband After Seeking Divorce

15 January 2019 – bySaid@Bladi · 1 min read

Khadija owes her life only to the intervention of her mother and a few passers-by. Furious at her request for divorce, her ex-husband attacked her with a razor.

After a few years of marriage and following several disputes, the young woman decided to initiate divorce proceedings and return to her parents’ home, but her husband does not see it that way.

After repeatedly asking her to return to the marital home and end the divorce proceedings, the husband attacked her near Berrechid just as she was getting off the bus. He slashed her face with a razor, trying to reach her neck.

Testimony of Khadija to Hespress: