A criminal court in Qatif handed a man 30 days in jail and 50 lashes for beating his wife.

Police arrested the man after his wife told police that he beat her up with a metal wire following a dispute between them. She also showed investigators the bruises on different parts of her body to substantiate her complaint, a local daily reported.

The court is also investigating a complaint against a 31-year-old Saudi driver for harassing a female student who he was taking to school in his car.