"I used to be a very happy woman," said Aliona, the 31-year-old Russian woman, lying on the bed at the Peking University First Hospital and holding her wound. Her husband, Mr. Liu, who had been married to her for nine years, beat her again, causing her spleen to rupture and be removed. Now, Mr. Liu has been detained by the Shunyi Public Security Bureau. Aliona said that she would file for divorce and hoped to live a peaceful life with her two sons, free from violence.
Incident: Repeatedly Beaten by Husband, Spleen Ruptured and Removed
Yesterday, the reporter met the exhausted Aliona at the inpatient department of Peking University First Hospital. She occasionally held her bandaged wound on her waist, while there were eight or nine large bruises visible on her arms and legs. With the help of lawyer Zhang Zhenli, who is providing Aliona with free legal assistance, Aliona told the reporter that on the evening of May 10th, she was organizing materials at her home in Jinyin Garden, Shunyi District, preparing for her newly found job. When her husband returned home and saw this, he forbade her from working outside, tore up the materials, pushed her down, and then beat her with a stick and belt until the belt broke.