The applicant for asylum claimed that he had been persecuted by means of a violent and severe attack on his pregnant wife. He appealed against the refusal of asylum, and the court held that severe acts of violence against the wife or other close family member of an applicant was capable of being serious ill-treatment sufficient to found a claim of persecution.
Citations:
Times 12-Jun-2001
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.80662