In a touching story that angered Saudis which also assuaged their feelings for justice when a man’s brutal action got the just desserts it deserved.

A husband brutally assaulted his wife in Jeddah and this drew the wrath of the people, who also felt happy when the police department arrested the citizen early Saturday.

He was referred to the branch of the Public Prosecution in Jeddah after taking initial legal measures against him, the police said.

The security authorities had received an alert from a hospital in Jeddah about the arrival of a woman who was subjected to a criminal assault using a sharp object.

The Public Prosecutor ordered the formation of a specialized team in investigating cases of assault on persons, families, and juveniles while referring the family's children to the competent authority to provide them with care and social support.

An official source at the Public Prosecution highlighted the criminal justice protection for the family and its members in the Kingdom, and that the crime on its formation and stability requires criminal accountability, and the aggressor will be referred to the competent court to demand the most severe penalties prescribed by law in this regard.

The victim's sister posted a message on Twitter, confirming that the husband had hit her sister with a sharp object in front of her children and made her blind, and she had fractures in her head and skull.

She confirmed that her sister has been in East Jeddah Hospital since the 19th of Ramadan after her husband assaulted her when he slashed her with a knife in different parts of her body, 5 of them in her face.

She added that her sister suffers from brain hemorrhage and separate fractures in her body.