Gravina di Catania: Damage, threats and stalking towards his ex-wife, 65-year-old reported

Maximum attention is paid, by the Provincial Carabinieri Command of Catania, to the prevention and fight against gender violence, also through its monitoring network, established since 2014 throughout the country and composed of military personnel particularly specialized in the delicate matter.

In this context, a 65 year old was reported by the Carabinieri of the local station for damage, threats and stalking; in particular the local patrol of the Arma, at the request of the Fire Brigade, intervened following the fire of a car parked there, which had been set on fire.

Investigators found in the vicinity of the damaged car, a plastic container still containing residues of the flammable liquid: the Carabinieri investigations began immediately to shed light on the incident.

In a short time, the owner of the burned vehicle, a 73-year-old man, has been traced; the man had parked there to visit his partner; the military of the Arma They learned that the couple had been living together for two weeks and that the woman's ex-husband had not been able to come to terms with it.

The two ex-spouses had had an argument about it just a few days earlier, during which the man allegedly threatened her, saying: “I'll show you, I'll make you run away from Sicily”.

The investigative hypotheses of the military of the Arma, were proven to be well-founded when, Analyzing the images from the video surveillance cameras in the area, details emerged that confirmed their suspicions. In the videos, the Carabinieri have, in fact, The man who parked about 20 meters from the building was identified: after being Having gotten out of the car with a can in his hand, the 65-year-old headed towards the vehicle of his ex-wife's current partner, and poured the contents of the can on the hood, set it on fire and fled, quickly getting back into his car.

The stalker was immediately recognized by both the Carabinieri and his ex-wife and the search for the subject began immediately.; realizing that he was now being hunted, the man decided to present himself spontaneously at the Carabinieri barracks, shortly before a patrol tracked him down.

In front of the operators, the man confessed: he was reported to the Judicial Authority for damaging the car, stalking and threatening the woman.