Bolzano, 36-year-old arrested for threats and extortion of money from her partner.

More and more often the Police Forces are called upon to intervene in situations of violence and abuse within romantic relationships.

The Police have arrested a woman of Bolzano for the crimes of extortion and aggravated threats. The arrested woman, identified as LK, 36 year old with a criminal record, had submitted the companion to repeated physical and psychological violence for get sums of money ever higher.

The woman, initially, he asked for 1.000 euros at a time, but as the days go by the figure is increased up to 1.500 euros per request. In case of refusal, threatened to have him attacked by violent acquaintances or to report him for false sexual violence. Exhausted and scared, the man turned to the Police Headquarters to report the incident and ask for help.

After the complaint, The officers organized an operation to catch the woman red-handed. When she was handing over yet another sum of money, the police intervened and stopped the woman with the money still in her hand.

The checks revealed that It wasn't the first time the 36-year-old had committed similar crimes: she had already been arrested twice in the past for mistreating another classmate.

“Several times, in recent months, the Police Forces have been forced to intervene to deal with the crimes committed by this woman, who has made threats and extorted against her current partners – Commissioner Sartori highlighted –. Unfortunately, the measures adopted so far have not been sufficient to convince you of the need to respect the law and live honestly. In this context, therefore, the initiation of the procedure for the application of the Special Public Security Surveillance".