Tense morning in the Municipality of Gioia Taurowhere the mayor Simona Scarcella was the victim of a violent verbal attack by a citizen. The episode apparently occurred inside the municipal house, during a heated confrontation that took place in the offices, in the presence of numerous municipal councillors.
According to initial reconstructions, the altercation, which resulted in insults and threats, caused the first citizen to feel a state of strong anxiety and worry, so much so that medical intervention was required. In fact, Scarcella went to the Gioia Tauro hospital, where she was prescribed pharmacological treatments.
The mayor subsequently filed a complaint with the Carabinieri, reporting the incident. It seems that the person responsible for the attack has already been at the center of other complaints by Scarcella herself during the recent electoral campaign, characterized by heated tones and controversy.
Following the incident, the president of the city council, Giulio Ranieri, together with the council and all the majority councillors, expressed solidarity with the mayor, condemning the episode and defining it as a “vile verbal aggression”.