Beaten by her ex, her children call 112 and save her

The fear, the swollen face, the umpteenth violence suffered by her ex-husband. It was the children, one of whom was a minor, who called 112 and saved their mother.

It happened in Quarto, in the province of Naples, where a 38-year-old woman was brutally beaten. The two had separated, then in recent days an attempt to get closer. He, 41 years old, violent, hit her several times.

The children then called the emergency number: "Mom locked herself in the bathroom, she was beaten." That's where the police will find her, in a corner. The face is purple, swollen.

"Ma'am, we are here", reassure the soldiers of the Quarto lieutenant. "You need not fear." No response, his gaze lost in space. There's everything on the floor at home. A PlayStation was thrown against a TV, two smartphones are in pieces, glass is broken.

The 41-year-old is sitting in the kitchen and does not react to the arrest. The woman is still hospitalized at the Santa Maria delle Grazie hospital in Pozzuoli, in a state of shock. The man was taken to prison and will have to answer for family abuse.