Married couple goes to jail for getting back together

[Dmitri]

A court found the husband and wife guilty of breaching the order, which forbade them from coming within 500 metres of each other.

The pair, who have not been identified, separated in September 2008 and a court imposed the distancing order after repeated conflict between the two.

The court banned the husband from approaching his wife or attempting to contact her under laws aimed at tackling domestic violence.

But last month, after a trial separation that lasted more than a year, the estranged pair decided to patch things up.

They were arrested when Civil Guard officers discovered them together in their home town of Motril in Andalusia on Spain's southern coast, although both claimed they were with each other by mutual agreement.

The man has been sentenced to six months in jail and his wife was found guilty of being his accomplice and given a lesser sentence of four months.

(source)

Good times.

[Darthwing Teorist]

Awesome. Sometimes news just show us the ironic side of these things without going through the logic of the verdict, like the lady who won against McDonald after being scalded by their coffee.

There was a reason why the guy got a court order and I curious to know more about the ruling. It seems strange that the wife was found an accomplice, unless maybe the judge got pissed off at them for some reason like abusing the judicial system. Just some speculation.

[Darth Rock&Roll]

Hmmm, apparently you can take action on stupidity under the current law!

I don't feel sorry for these idiots at all!

maybe they can some free education and some lessons in how to function within society while they serve their prison terms.

[meeks]

It seems strange that the wife was found an accomplice, unless maybe the judge got pissed off at them for some reason like abusing the judicial system.

well, she WAS helping him violate the court order by allowing him to be there. She may have even been inviting him over.