Even if she did those things to him unprovoked, not in self defense, he still has the responsibility to control his own behavior.
According to the article, he clearly did not.
And according to the article, she did leave the house.
His response needed to be enough to make her stop, and he clearly did more than that, but NO ONE, man or woman, should have to allow themselves to be assaulted without defending themselves.
I’m really really tired of this presumption that women can hit men without consequences. Watch TV and you’ll see it three times a night. Played for comedy value. Ha ha ha. Look at the poor sap. He got beat by a woman.
She left the house eventually. When an angry man tells you to leave, you get out and then go get the cops.
Notice again the double standard. How many times do men just get thrown out of the bedroom or house by the woman and are just expected to meekly go sleep on the sofa or at the Y.