The call to the single emergency number came late in the evening of Friday 24 May, when i carabinieri of the Company of Trent were alerted due to a violent argument that was taking place in a house in the northern area of the city, in Gardolo. So the military intervened on the spot and found themselves faced with a very tense situation, with a man in a clear state of alteration and an equally agitated woman.
As the police report, the man, a fifty-year-oldand, he complained that his wife was unable to look after his minor children. The latter, in spite of themselves, were forced to witness the entire scene. Even in front of the military, the husband continued to adopt hostile attitudes towards his wife, appearing arrogant and aggressive even towards the police themselves.
The arrest
Given the particularly delicate situation, the police separated the two spouses, distracting children with games. Subsequently the soldiers reassured the woman by listening to what she had to say. From her story a worrying picture emerged: arguments in the family were in fact a constant, furthermore the woman was subjected to constant harassment.
To make matters worse her husband continued to maintain a violent attitude and he didn’t want to calm down. In light of what the police defined as a “clear circumstantial framework”, the fifty-year-old was arrested on charges abuse in the family. The man was then taken to the barracks and once the formalities were completed he was transferred for the night to the Spini di Gardolo prison in Trento.
“Don’t look the other way”
Faced with similar episodes, the Carabinieri recall the importance of contacting the police, as did the people who witnessed the couple’s argument: «Perceiving the gravity of the situation – it is explained in the press release – the people who they contacted the single emergency number decided not to look the other wayallowing the military to intervene promptly and stop the man’s mistreatment.”
