Violence At The hands of Wives!

Marriage And Beyond

oi-Staff

By Staff

Thursday, June 4, 2009, 17:06

Men have long been regarded as the aggressors in the families. Now, here is a turn for their roles in Malaysia. Men in Malaysia are now reported to be suffering the same violence at the hands of their wives.

There were at least 50 reported cases of men being physically beaten up by their wives between 2006 and 2008 nationwide. There was even a case where the wife set fire to her husband. Surprisingly there are many unreported cases in this area.

The Malay men believe that it is a misconception that men are the aggressors and women the victims.

Among the contributing factors are betrayal of trust and financial issues in a family. In most cases, the husbands were found to have cheated on their wives. The wives would vent their anger at them out of frustration and sometimes; they would beat their husbands for failing to give in to their demands.

Penang Integrity Institute (PII) chief executive officer rozaidi razali conducted this shocking survey.