A Neapolitan security guard attacked his wife with scissors and was arrested for attempted femicide.

Yet another argument erupted this morning in Capriolo, Brescia, within a Neapolitan family. A 51-year-old man, Pasquale Raccioppoli, struck his wife, Rita Manganelli, 45, seriously injuring her neck with a pair of scissors found in the kitchen.

The woman, rushed to Brescia Civil Hospital, was admitted with a critical prognosis, but her life is not in danger. According to the reconstruction, the 45-year-old had filed a complaint against her husband for mistreatment only a few days ago. A Code Red alert was activated, and she left the family home after reporting repeated abuse. It remains unclear why she returned home to sleep last night.

The attack occurred around 9.30:118 a.m. The argument, which began inside the apartment, spilled out into the street: the woman managed to escape in her pajamas, calling for help while bleeding profusely. She was rescued by emergency personnel under the watchful eye of several neighbors, who reported frequent arguments within the family.

It was one of the residents who called for help and the police, alarmed by the woman's condition.

The couple lives in Capriolo, in a first-floor apartment in a centrally located building with a courtyard. Their three children, one of whom is a minor, were not at home at the time of the attack: they have been staying with a relative in Campania for weeks.

Carabinieri from the Chiari branch responded to the scene and arrested the man. Raccioppoli, a professional security guard, admitted his responsibility and told investigators about a strained relationship with his wife. He was taken to prison on charges of attempted femicide.

The weapon used, initially identified as a knife, was later identified as a pair of scissors, seized by order of the magistrate on duty Iacopo Berardi.