A 78 -year -old woman ended up under house arrest and the 47 -year -old son was achieved by the precautionary measure of the ban on approaching the offended personas part of an investigation for Persecutory acts and personal injuries marked to the detriment of a young woman, respectively grandson and cousin of the two suspects.
The precautionary measure order was issued on 18 April by the investigating judge of the Court of Palmi, at the request of the deputy prosecutor of the Republic Letterio De Domenico, with the coordination of the chief prosecutor Emanuele Crescenti. The operation was carried out in recent days in the municipalities of Castellace di Oppido Mamertina and Scido by the staff of the State Police In service at the Palmi police station, in collaboration with the carabinieri of the Palmi Company and with the support of a dog unit of the police.
According to what emerged from the investigations, still in the preliminary phase, the two suspects would have implemented for a long period persecutory conduct against the victim: threats, harassment, verbal and physical aggressions, culminating in episodes of aggravated injuries, even in competition. In one of the most serious cases, they would have used a rope like a whip to hit it, aggravating violence with the use of an improper weapon.
The investigators would also have found a premeditation in the facts, with the victim deliberately attracted in a real trap. At the basis of violent behavior there would be an abject motive: hatred and resentment towards the young man, “guilty” – in the eyes of family members – of having collaborated with the judiciary, making declarations on a sexual violence suffered and accusing subjects linked to local criminal contexts.
The synergistic work between the State Police and the carabinieri, coordinated by the Palmi prosecutor, allowed to intervene in time, interrupting the spiral of violence and preventing even more serious consequences for the victim.