Ponticelli, attacks mother and tries to strangle her: 46-year-old arrested

Naples – A dramatic scene unfolded last night in Ponticelli, a neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Naples.

when the police They broke into a house, they found a 46 year old man with the hands tight around mother's neck, in the throes of a furious aggression.

Despite the presence of the military, the man – already known to the police – continued to shout, threaten and insult, showing a violencewhich would not have manifested itself for the first time.

The report to 112 had arrived shortly before from some neighbors, worried about the screams coming from the apartment.

The Carabinieri of the Ponticelli station and the mobile radio unit intervened quickly, managing to block the attacker before the situation would degenerate further.

The man was locked up in Poggioreale prison

The man was arrested on charges of mistreatment in the family and transferred to the prison of Poggioreale, where he will spend Easter Monday. Investigations are underway to reconstruct any previous episodes of violence.