Now the Göta Court of Appeal is stiffening the punishment for the assault that took place in the stairwell outside the woman’s apartment in April this year.
The man, who is 65 years old, is sentenced to six years in prison, half a year more than in the district court. He is sentenced for extremely serious assault and must also pay SEK 585,000 in damages to the woman.
“The violence inflicted has been extensive and has largely been specifically aimed at damaging her eyes. The pressure on the eyes has been repeated and continued during basically the entire sequence of events,” writes the Court of Appeal in the judgment.
The woman had previously been an estate investigator in an inheritance dispute between the man and his siblings.