A man has been arrested for attacking his wife while she was still in hospital recovering from giving birth by Caesarian.

The 42-year-old, clearly inebriated, burst onto the ward in the San Sebastian hospital at about 1.30 this morning and started an argument with his wife.

According to eye witness reports, he was already shouting and behaving aggressively when he burst into the room, disturbing other patients and staff in the hospital.

When his wife reprimanded him for his behaviour, he grabbed her violently by the arms and shook her, despite the fact that she was convalescing from abdominal surgery.

Hotel security staff removed the drunken man from his wife's room and held him until police arrived and arrested him for domestic violence.

The man's car was found by police, parked up at a strange angle on the pavement, after evidently hitting one of the hospital walls.

The man was officially charged in court today.