Husband threatened to kill wife with axe for opposing his plans for a second wife, court told

The court heard the man also threatened to kill her she "ruined" his plans to marry another woman in their native African country

The judge granted the woman a Safety Order after hearing evidence of two separate threats to kill her. File photo: iStock

A husband armed with an axe threatened that he would kill his wife after she confronted him over his plan to marry another woman in their native Africa, a court has heard.

At the Family Law Court in Ennis, Judge Alec Gabbett granted the woman a Safety Order after hearing evidence of two separate threats to kill by the man against his wife concerning his ‘second wife’ plans. Judge Gabbett said that the woman is in fear of her husband over the alleged threats.