A Saudi man jailed for savagely beating his television presenter wife has been released after she pardoned him and dropped claims for compensation, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Pictures of Rania al-Baz’s battered face were published in local newspapers in April, giving the case unusual prominence in Saudi Arabia.
Newspapers said the popular presenter suffered 13 fractures after her husband Mohammed al-Fallatta repeatedly slammed her head against the floor during a domestic dispute.
Arab News said Fallatta was freed on Saturday, having served half of his six-month sentence, after Baz dropped claims for financial compensation saying she had settled “the case in a way satisfactory to both sides.”
Baz, who was reported to have filed for divorce and custody of her two children after the beating, gave no further details.
