He wanted to defend his son who was involved in a fight by threatening to hit those present with a knife. The police officers stopped a 39-year-old woman who, in a clear state of alteration, sowed panic in Corso Indipendenza, near Palacatania, where a violent brawl between very young people, all minors, had been reported.
The police intervened immediately after receiving the report, to try to calm the boys’ minds, until the situation drastically changed with the arrival of the woman who abruptly stopped the car and then headed towards the crowd of people, brandishing a knife. The officers placed themselves between the young people and the 39-year-old to avoid reckless gestures on the part of the woman who, despite several attempts by the police to convince her to desist, continued to maintain a threatening attitude.
At that point, given the woman’s continued resistance, the officers were forced to use the taser. Only at that point did the woman drop the knife to the ground, which was immediately recovered by the police. Once calm was restored and after having verified the 39-year-old’s good health conditions, it was possible to reconstruct her motivations that led her to take such a disproportionate reaction. She told the police that she intervened to try to defend her son who was involved in the brawl. In relation to the events that occurred, you were reported for resisting a public official and carrying weapons or objects capable of offending.
