Husband goaded by his own family to abuse and control his wife in Leeds
They told him she was only interested in securing status in the UK
A violent husband who would control his wife through threats of violence was egged on by his own family who took a dislike to her, a court has heard.
Leeds Crown Court was told that Shofu Miah brought his wife to the UK from Bangladesh and his own father would then monitor her whereabouts.
Cocaine user Miah pleaded guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour and assault on the day he was due to stand trial, but was spared immediate custody.
Prosecutor Bashir Ahmed said the couple married in 2022 in Bangladesh, with Miah coming to the UK that year and the woman arriving in 2023.
They lived at his parents’ home at first, before securing their own place, later living in Beeston.
The relationship was put under pressure by his family, who told him the woman was only interested in money.
Her father-in-law would keep a close eye on her movements, monitor her phone calls and would blame her for them not having any children, Mr Ahmed said.
Miah, who would take both cocaine and cannabis, began to verbally abuse the woman and swear at her, making threats.
The 33-year-old then told her she was not permitted to work. He became violent and threatened her more if she reported him to the police.
Mr Ahmed said the woman “suffered in silence” until she finally called for help when he attacked her, leaving her with a cut lip and swollen face.
Miah gave a prepared statement during his police interview, denying the allegations, saying she had “made them up”.
Miah, of Bacheler Street, Hull, has previous convictions for violence and dealing drugs.
Mitigating, Mollie Briggs said Miah “finally came to his senses” to plead guilty to his latest offences.
She added: “He accepts his behaviour was unacceptable and has an inability to regulate his emotions.”
She said he has no previous convictions for domestic violence and argued he could be rehabilitated in the community without the need for an immediate custodial sentence.
She added that he had also stopped taking cocaine, but conceded he still took cannabis. He has also been offered a job as a waiter.
Ms Briggs added: “There is a different side to him and the relationship was toxic that brought a very negative side of him.”
The judge, Recorder Simon Ward, gave him a 32-month sentence, suspended for two years, ordered him to complete 20 rehabilitation days with probation, 200 hours of unpaid work and a 12-month drug-rehabilitation requirement.
He was also given a five-year restraining order to keep him away from the victim.