Giugliano, tries to kill his ex with her 7-month-old son in her arms

The timely intervention of the Carabinieri probably avoided the first femicide of 2024.

It happened in Varcaturo, in the municipality of Giugliano. It was around 13 p.m. on New Year's Day, and a man showed up at the station. He was agitated, screaming, and asking for help. The Carabinieri officer was tasked with calming him down and hearing what had happened.

His partner just called him, her ex attacked her and promised to come back to kill her. The police rush to the woman's nearby home and screams can be heard from the street.

It's a matter of seconds that can be vital. He reaches the entrance door but it's closed, meanwhile children's cries and screams "push" the Carabinieri. There's no need to think about it and the soldiers break down the door, the scene is horrifying.

On the ground and in tears are two terrified children, aged 5 and 9. On the floor there are traces of blood and the two adults are standing facing each other at close range.

The man brandishes a kitchen knife and is attacking the woman who is bleeding from her hand, she has the 7-month-old baby in her arms. The Carabinieri rush to the man who in a few moments of terror is disarmed and blocked.

The man, father of the woman's three children, injured her with a knife

The man, a 38 year old from Pozzuoli, was arrested for mistreatment of the family and aggravated personal injury. The victim is hospitalized in the “Pineta Grande” hospital in Castel Volturno but is not in danger of life.

The three children—all children of the arrested man and the woman—are doing well and have been temporarily placed with relatives while they await their mother's return.