A man pleaded no contest to torture charges during his trial in Michigan after his ex-wife gave emotional testimony about how he electrocuted her and forced her to stand atop a bucket with a rope around her neck.
Saul Lucio-Ipina, 30, made the plea after the first day of the trial in Grand Rapids, according to MLive/The Grand Rapids Press . Lucio-Ipina faced charges related to two incidents that occurred last year in the couple’s basement, MLive reported.
The woman, who has since divorced Lucio-Ipina, described to the jury the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, a courtroom report from MLive said. The first incident reportedly happened in January 2023. Lucio-Ipina accused her of cheating and forced her to the basement where he had a bucket on the floor and a rope hung on a ceiling beam. He made her stand on top of the bucket.