Rome, Nov. 2 (LaPresse) – A 50-year-old man has been arrested on attempted murder charges after stabbing and hitting with a bottle the man who was with his former partner. According to information obtained by LaPresse, the attack took place on Halloween evening in Tor Bella Monaca, Rome, on Via Giovan Battista Scozza. The victim was taken to Tor Vergata University Hospital in critical condition, suffering from a pneumothorax and stab wounds. The alarm was raised at around 6:10 p.m. on October 31, when the woman called the police. Officers found blood in the entrance hall and fragments of a bottle. The victim was lying on the ground, injured in the chest and head; the officers applied pressure to the wounds while waiting for emergency services to arrive. According to the woman’s account, the attacker allegedly stabbed the victim repeatedly and also attempted to injure her, but failed. During the struggle, he dropped the weapon, then grabbed a bottle and hurled it at the man’s head. He then fled the scene. Officers found a kitchen knife and traces of blood. The 50-year-old was tracked down at the Tor Bella Monaca Carabinieri station, where he had turned up claiming to have been attacked, with injuries to his hands and blood-soaked clothes. After checks, he was arrested and taken to prison, as ordered by the duty prosecutor.
Rome: Stabs Love Rival on Halloween Night, Arrested for Attempted Murder
Rome, Nov. 2 (LaPresse) – A 50-year-old man has been arrested on attempted murder charges after stabbing and hitting with a bottle the man who was with his former partner. According to information obtained by LaPresse, the attack took place on Halloween evening in Tor Bella Monaca, Rome, on Via Giovan Battista Scozza. The victim was taken to Tor Vergata University Hospital in critical condition, suffering from a pneumothorax and stab wounds. The alarm was raised at around 6:10 p.m. on October 31, when the woman called the police. Officers found blood in the entrance hall and fragments of a bottle. The victim was lying on the ground, injured in the chest and head; the officers applied pressure to the wounds while waiting for emergency services to arrive. According to the woman’s account, the attacker allegedly stabbed the victim repeatedly and also attempted to injure her, but failed. During the struggle, he dropped the weapon, then grabbed a bottle and hurled it at the man’s head. He then fled the scene. Officers found a kitchen knife and traces of blood. The 50-year-old was tracked down at the Tor Bella Monaca Carabinieri station, where he had turned up claiming to have been attacked, with injuries to his hands and blood-soaked clothes. After checks, he was arrested and taken to prison, as ordered by the duty prosecutor.