A 56-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly striking her 59-year-old husband in the head with an object resembling a hammer at their home in Marcianise.
The incident occurred in a residence on Via Conforti, in the Medaglie d'Oro district. According to Il Mattino, the man was hit repeatedly in the head and also sustained a superficial knife wound to the arm.
The injured man was taken to hospital in Caserta with head injuries, including a skull fracture. An earlier report said he was conscious and his condition did not initially appear particularly concerning; a later report described his prognosis as reserved.
The woman, the man's wife, was arrested and taken to prison. Both spouses were reported to be teachers in nursery schools in nearby towns.
Reports state that the couple had been considering legal separation. The precise cause of the dispute and the sequence of events remain unclear, and the allegations have not been adjudicated.
The reports did not release the couple's full names, and no confirmed update on the man's eventual medical outcome was provided.
