STA, 2 July 2019 - The Maribor judge who was brutally assaulted near her home in mid-June gave her first statement after the attack. She told the STA through her daughter that she had not been attacked by her spouse, who is the chief suspect in the case.
Maribor District Court judge Daniela Ružič has already filed a criminal complaint against an unknown perpetrator.
Ružič, who is still in hospital, said she would like all the false reports and libel about her family to stop.
She said her spouse had never been physically violent, but "compassionate and a loving father".
She also said she had turned to him for help after the attack. She stressed she did not feel threatened by him, so there was no need for a restraining order.
Ružič was attacked in the wee hours on Sunday, 16 June, in front of her house in the vicinity of Maribor.
She was severely injured with an object, and is still being treated at the UKC Maribor hospital.
The police apprehended her spouse a few days later, but released him after questioning. They also proposed a restraining order, but the investigating judge reportedly decided against it.
The police think the motive for the attack was Ružič's intention to get a divorce and claim her share of the joint assets.
The investigation of the attack, which drew strong condemnation from Ružič's peers and politicians, who perceived it as work-related, continues.
