Getty A woman was raped by her Syrian husband for not wearing her headscarf indoors

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The 34 year-old Syrian, who has not been named, is facing court in Dortmund for brutally “ripping off his wife’s clothes and raping her”. The alleged attack is said to have taken place on August 30, 2016 when the refugee humiliated his wife by assaulting her in front of their one-and-a-half-year-old son. But the defendant has denied all charges and said that “by Allah” the allegations are made up.

Instead, he claims that the case is a calculated attempt by his wife to get rid of him. But German police records show that he has a history of domestic violence. According to police, his wife reported several other incidents of domestic violence in the run up to the rape allegation. Last summer, police were called to the couple’s house five times within two weeks due to reports of violence meted out by him.

Getty The Syrian man allegedly raped his wife in front on their toddler son

The abused woman even lived separately from her husband in a bid to prevent more violence. But her husband repeatedly flew into a rage after he believed that she was acting “too liberally” since arriving in Europe in 2015. He accused her of dressing too revealing, nursing their baby in front of other men, and not wearing her headscarf inside their flat.

Getty German police had been called to the couple's address for prior domestic abuse