Question juridique clé
Whether the accused's conduct constituted cruel treatment qualifying deprivation of liberty under Art. 184(3) StGB.
Solution extraite
No. The violence and threats were not sufficiently linked to the deprivation of liberty itself; they related mainly to the relationship dispute and did not make the confinement especially unbearable as such.
Motifs extraits
Cruel treatment under Art. 184(3) StGB requires special suffering beyond the normal deprivation inherent in detention and must concern the circumstances of the confinement itself. Additional violent acts do not suffice if they are not part of the qualified manner of the liberty deprivation.