Brawl after match in Pozzuoli, eight arrested: 19-year-old confesses to assaulting supporter

Eight people, including three minors, have been arrested for the wounding of a 34-year-old Portici supporter that occurred on Sunday in Pozzuoli. A 19-year-old has confessed to striking the man with a wooden club.

Brawl after match in Pozzuoli, eight arrested: 19-year-old confesses to assaulting supporter

Brawl between ultras in Pozzuoli

According to reports from tg24.sky.it, State Police and carabinieri arrested eight people overnight, including three minors, for the wounding of a 34-year-old Portici supporter. The incident occurred on Sunday 25 October following the match between Puteolana and Portici played in Pozzuoli.

Among those arrested is a 19-year-old who confessed to striking the supporter in the head with a wooden club. In addition to aggravated brawling, he faces charges of grievous bodily harm. The other seven arrested will answer for aggravated brawling: five adults and two other minors.

The carabinieri served four arrest warrants in absentia on two 19-year-olds, an 18-year-old and a 17-year-old. Pozzuoli police station executed the other four arrests: two 17-year-olds, a 19-year-old and a 38-year-old friend of one of the suspects, apprehended in Portici. The investigation is coordinated by prosecutors Siracusa and Regine.

Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)

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