Vicenza: 35-year-old arrested for attempted murder after attacking his partner

The attack

On the night of 4 November, a 35-year-old man attacked his partner after a violent argument at their home on the outskirts of Vicenza. The Questura di Vicenza confirmed the arrest in a statement, and police said the woman was wounded in the face and arm. Repubblica reported that the man struck her five times with a bladed weapon, one blow to her face being particularly severe, and that alcohol may have worsened the quarrel. The woman reached the emergency room and raised the alarm, describing the attack to officers.

Her injuries

Doctors found a fracture of the temporal bone with loss of intracranial fluid, along with deep cuts and a permanent scar on her face. Repubblica reported that she is being treated in the intensive care unit of San Bortolo hospital in Vicenza. Rai News said her condition had progressively worsened, one of the factors prosecutors weighed. Repubblica also reported that the man chased the woman's daughter, who managed to escape.

Flight and arrest

After the attack the suspect fled by train to Castelfranco Veneto in the Treviso province, where he had found shelter with an acquaintance. Investigators from the Vicenza mobile squad combined CCTV footage with database checks to trace his route. Prosecutors issued a detention order, citing the severity of the woman's injuries and the risk that he would evade investigators. Officers found him in the early morning of 5 November at the acquaintance's home. During a search, they seized a blood-stained jacket, presumably the one he wore during the attack, and his mobile phone, according to Repubblica.

Court decision

The man is accused of attempted aggravated murder. On the morning of 7 November, a judge validated the detention order and ordered him held in pre-trial custody in prison. Rai News and Il Messaggero both reported the hearing and the decision. Repubblica described the seized items as central to the charge.