Pregnant Woman Beaten by Ogre-Husband: She Reports Him and Has Him Arrested

The courage and importance of reporting: the ogre husband in prison and she and her children safe in a family home.

Yet another story of violence against women comes from Pompeii, where a 40-year-old woman was rescued by the Carabinieri after being abused by her husband for four years.

Despite being pregnant, she had been kicked, punched, insulted and attempted to suffocate. The 40-year-old mother of two children endured these attacks in the presence of her children.

The violence was triggered by her husband's betrayals, as he beat her to prevent her from interfering in his secret relationships.

Yesterday, after yet another attack, the woman found the courage to report her husband, encouraged by the support of the Carabinieri who promised her protection.

Found crying and injured, along with her terrified children, in a car parked outside her home, she was noticed by the police during a check.

The military immediately activated the red code, taking charge of the family. The commander of the Pompei station, lieutenant Angelo Esposito, worked hard to earn the trust of the woman, who decided to report after years of abuse, also to protect the child she was expecting.

The woman and her other two children were transferred to a family home

The husband was arrested and the woman was moved to a family home, a safe haven where she cannot be reached by her attacker.

The family home also welcomed her two children, offering assistance during her pregnancy. The social workers of the Municipality of Pompeii, by activating the safety protocol, found a protected environment for an abused mother, pregnant and with two small children.