Vietri di Potenza: Argument over parking: Pensioner strikes with a katana.

An episode of extreme gravity and singular futility shook the community of Vietri di Potenza in the afternoon of Saturday October 25 2025, when a trivial argument over a parking space between two pensioners turned into a violent assault with the use of a katana.

I Carabinieri of the Operational and Radiomobile Nucleus of the Company, with the support of Stations of Satriano di Lucania and Vietri di Potenza, they intervened promptly after a report reached the Single Emergency Number 112 (NUE 112).

Once on site, the soldiers found two elderly men, both residents of the municipality, involved in a dispute degenerated into violenceOne of the two litigants, during the dispute, challenged a katana – a bladed weapon with a blade of about 50 centimeters, illegally held – and hit the other one at the back of the head.

La promptness of the Carabinieri intervention proved to be decisive: the military immediately reconstructed the dynamics of the facts, stopped the attacker e the weapon was seized.
The victim, rescued by a family member, was transported to a health facility in PotenzaFortunately, his condition was not serious, although he suffered significant injuries.

Following the evidence gathered, the Carabinieri have arrest of a suspect in a crime ordered against the aggressor for the crime of attempted murderAfter the ritual formalities, the man was placed under house arrest at his home, at the disposal of theJudicial Authority of Potenza.
The next day, the GIP of the Court of Potenza ha the arrest was validated, arranging the precautionary measure of house arrest, remembering that for the suspect the presumption of innocence applies until a final conviction is reached.

Il Provincial Command of the Carabinieri of Potenza took the opportunity to reiterate the importance of promptness in reporting incidents of violence to the Single Emergency Number 112, emphasizing that constant surveillance and immediate intervention represent fundamental tools for prevent escalation of violence, even when originating from futile reasons as in this case.