Jamaican woman in USA gets 6 years for spousal abuse, to be deported

A Jamaican woman has been sentenced to six years in prison in New Jersey after a jury convicted her of  aggravated assault against her former husband.

Forty-three year-old Mauvette Mattadeen, who was sentenced on Friday, will be deported after serving her prison term. According to the authorities, the New Jersey resident sprayed a chemical in her husband’s eyes while he slept, poured hot oil on him and then chased him with an ax around their home after he asked her for a divorce.

According to NBC News, Mattadeen’s lawyer argued she acted in self-defense, but the judge did not excuse her actions, though he acknowledged that years of abuse had created a strong resentment and provocation.

After the attack, her husband had burns on 23 per cent of  his body and lost sight in one eye. He also lost hearing in one ear, suffered permanent scarring and has undergone multiple surgeries.

source: rjrnews