Teenager wounded with kitchen knife in La Spezia after defending mother during domestic dispute
A 15-year-old boy was hospitalised at Sant'Andrea Hospital with non-severe injuries after his mother's partner attacked him on Via Roma. Police detained the suspect at the scene and transferred him to the Questura.
Domestic altercation on Via Roma
A domestic dispute broke out on Saturday evening inside a private residence situated on Via Roma in the city of La Spezia. The confrontation involved two adults: a local woman and her domestic partner. During the argument between the two adults, tensions escalated within the household. The woman's 15-year-old son was present in the home as the verbal altercation unfolded.
Knife attack and intervention
Seeing the altercation between the two adults worsen, the 15-year-old youth stepped in directly to protect his mother from her partner. In response to the adolescent's intervention, the woman's partner seized a kitchen knife. The man then used the weapon to strike the teenager inside the residence. The boy sustained stab wounds during the physical attack, though the injuries were later determined to be light rather than life-threatening.
Escape and medical transport
Following the knife assault, the wounded teenager managed to break away from the attacker, exit the apartment, and make his way outside. The 15-year-old reached Via Roma barefoot as he sought help away from the residence. A passerby in the street noticed the barefoot, injured youth and immediately alerted emergency services. Emergency medical personnel from the 118 service arrived at the location to provide first aid to the teenager. Following on-site care, the ambulance crew transported the youth to the emergency room at Sant'Andrea Hospital in La Spezia for further medical examination and treatment of his injuries.
- A dispute breaks out between two adults inside a home on Via Roma.
- The 15-year-old boy steps in to protect his mother and is struck with a kitchen knife.
- The injured boy flees barefoot onto the street, where a passerby calls emergency services.
- 118 paramedics treat the teenager on site and transport him to Sant'Andrea Hospital.
- Flying squad officers stop the mother's partner and transfer him to the Questura.
Police detention and legal proceedings
Police flying squad units (volanti) deployed to Via Roma immediately after emergency dispatch received the report from the passerby. Police officers stopped the mother's partner at the scene and took him into custody. The suspect was subsequently transported by officers to the local police headquarters (Questura) in La Spezia. The case was referred to the public prosecutor (pm) to determine the formal criminal charges against the man. The prosecutor's evaluation will consider statutory aggravating factors, including the minor age of the 15-year-old victim and the specific domestic circumstances under which the knife attack occurred.
