Woman hammered by her husband on the bus in Terni, died after 5 months in hospital

Fatiha El Afghani, the 44-year-old woman who was hit with a hammer by her husband on a bus last May and who died today, had been hospitalized for five months at the Terni hospital.

The attack, which occurred on board a bus near Santa Lucia di Stroncone, in the province of Terni, had caused irreversible damage to the woman, originally from Morocco. Her husband, Mohamed El Messaoudi, 42, was arrested by the police three days after the attack for attempted multi-aggravated femicide and is currently in prison. With El Afghani's death, the 42-year-old's judicial position is now set to worsen.

The electronic bracelet

At the time of the attack, El Messaoudi was wearing the electronic bracelet. The man had already been arrested by the Terni police last April for mistreatment and personal injuries to the detriment of his wife in their home and, for this reason, he was ordered to stay away from the family home with a ban on approaching his relatives.

The attack on the bus

After the violent attack on the bus, El Messaoudi fled and was stopped by the authorities three days later. It was the staff and customers of a bar in the area who recognized and identified him where the man had entered to have breakfast "in a very calm manner", one of the bar's employees said. The electronic device was later found by investigators torn near the bus, together with the hammer used to hit El Afghani.