domestic abuse

The man, who serves in the more prestigious unit guarding Parliament, is accused of not only sexually abusing his children but of forcing their mother, also a police officer, to engage in incest

Their 29-year-old son intervened in an attempt to defuse the situation, but the father turned violent

The wife's lawyer reported that besides the repeated sexual abuse, the man had on occasion threated his family's life, beat them with batons, tortured them with piercings, handcuffed them and even burned cigarette buts on their backs.