Abuse in the family in the Bolognese area: husband isolated and beat his wife

Oppressed, controlled and deprived even of the possibility of learning the Italian language to prevent her from integrating and making friends: this is the picture of violence and abuse suffered by a Moroccan woman at the hands of her husband, a 51-year-old compatriot resident in Valsamoggia, in the Bolognese area, which emerged from the investigations of the Crespellano carabinieri.

For the man, investigated for mistreatment, the investigating judge ordered him to be removed from the family home and prohibited from approaching the victim with an electronic bracelet.

The investigations, coordinated by the Bologna Prosecutor's Office, started from an intervention on 25 June last, when 112 was alerted to a violent argument taking place in the couple's home. The soldiers had found the woman in a strong state of agitation: she had said that she had been attacked at the height of yet another argument, which in that case arose from the management of family expenses, and then described a climate of constant intimidation, made up of constant checks on her personal freedom.

Among other things - the investigators explain - her husband deliberately prevented her from studying Italian, with the aim of hindering her socialization. Having assessed the seriousness of the story, the prosecutor on duty activated the 'Red Code', to protect victims of domestic violence. The subsequent investigations led to the issuing of the precautionary measure.