43-year-old arrested after striking ex-partner and new boyfriend with car in Pozzuoli

A 43-year-old man struck his ex-partner and her new boyfriend whilst they were walking in Pozzuoli. The two injured victims received treatment; the suspect was arrested at dawn and transferred to Poggioreale.

Man strikes ex-partner and new boyfriend on pavement: attempted double murder in Pozzuoli

A 43-year-old man deliberately struck his 33-year-old ex-partner and her new partner, aged 37, whilst the two walked hand in hand on the pavement of via Campi Flegrei in Pozzuoli, in the province of Naples. ANSA Cronaca reports.

According to the reconstruction by officers of the Municipal Police of Pozzuoli, coordinated by commander Fabio Felice De Silva, the 43-year-old, driving a Fiat Punto, deliberately steered toward the couple upon seeing them, striking them. The two sustained various cuts and bruising: the woman was given a prognosis of 5 days, the partner 10 days.

The municipal police officers themselves provided initial medical assistance and called ambulances, then proceeded to arrest the 43-year-old.

The man had previous reports filed by the woman for stalking and assault, as well as a request for notification of a restraining order dating from last July. At dawn the 43-year-old was transferred to Poggioreale prison, at the disposal of the judicial authorities.

Source: ANSA Cronaca

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