MAGISTRATE, Esther Sam, on Thursday, sentenced a man to serve 18 months behind bars after he confessed to brutally beating his 23-year-old wife.

He appeared at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court and admitted to beating his wife on April 11, 2022, at Charity, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).

This newspaper understands that the incident was reportedly captured on a closed-circuit television camera. That video was circulated on social media.

In a video seen by this publication which purports to show the incident, the man, believed to be the confessed wife-beater, is seen stomping someone who appears to be a woman in the head.

The man on video then threw the woman onto the ground, and continued the attack.

The victim was rushed to the hospital, where she was admitted for two days.

The matter was later reported to the police, and the man was initially released on $50,000 station bail. He later appeared in court, and plead guilty.