Police arrested an Egyptian in the northern city of Milan who allegedly attacked his wife in front of their daughter for giving him a lukewarm welcome, daily Il Messaggero reported on Friday.
The 52-year-old faces assault charges for allegedly attacking his wife at the family's apartment for failing to "welcome him warmly" after he returned home from a trip to Egypt, the paper said.
Police called to the apartment found the women curled up on the floor with slight injuries. The couple's 22-year-old daughter was interviewed by police as a witness to the assault, according to Il Messaggero.
The Egyptian's wife refused to be taken to hospital and told police she and her husband had a stormy relationship. They run a travel agency together and he frequently went to Egypt leaving her to run the business single-handed, she said.
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