'He terrifies me' — assault victim forced to wait years for justice
More than three years after a savage beating by her domestic partner, a Windsor woman finally saw her attacker sentenced to jail.
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More than three years after a savage beating by her domestic partner, a Windsor woman finally saw her attacker sentenced to jail.
WINDSOR, ONT. -- Forty-five-year-old Zuhair Gorges was convicted in June of kidnapping, human trafficking, assault with a weapon, assault and uttering threats. He was found not guilty of threatening others, by Justice Christine Malott. The offences date back to May 2018, when Assistant Crown Attorney Jayme Lesperance says Gorges kidnapped a woman and assaulted her until she agreed to enter prostitution, for Gorges’ financial gain. “She was cut with a knife, her wrists and ankles were zip-tied together and she was beaten. This violent attack left the victim terrorized,” accordin...