Insults, verbal and physical attacks, slaps, and jerks were the order of the day. A 69-year-old man from Arpaia has been charged with family abuse and aggravated assault against his wife and son, and the precautionary measure of being banished from the family home with a prohibition on approaching places usually frequented by the offended persons has been applied.
The measure, executed by the local carabinieri, was ordered by the investigating judge of the Benevento court at the request of the public prosecutor's office. The investigations began after the umpteenth physical violence that had caused injuries to both the woman and the son and the report. The investigators had found that mother and son were harassed and threatened every day. The key episode in January when the man had hit both with a wooden chair. The account of the two was supported by medical reports and the testimony of a woman's friend.