A 46-year-old woman with a bloodied face fled from a car and ran for help along Via Pozzillo in Castellammare di Stabia while the man with her pursued her. She took refuge in a nearby commercial premises, and an off-duty carabiniere intervened inside and restrained the man before he could strike her again.
The carabiniere serves with the Sezione Radiomobile. According to the reports, a patrol arrived shortly afterward and arrested the 40-year-old suspect.
The woman was taken to San Leonardo hospital in Castellammare di Stabia. Doctors reported a nasal fracture and bruising to her upper lip, with injuries assessed as recoverable in 30 days.
The suspect was described in the reports as unemployed and previously known to police. The reported allegations against him are family abuse and personal injury. He was transferred to Poggioreale prison pending judicial validation of the arrest.
The prefect of Naples, Michele di Bari, expressed appreciation for the carabiniere's intervention.
What the reports say happened
The incident is reported as happening at around 18:10 on Via Pozzillo. The woman ran from the car toward what the reports variously describe as a CAF or commercial establishment. The man followed her inside, where the off-duty carabiniere stopped him.
Secondary local reports place the episode in the evening of 28 September 2026. Readers should note that the headline describes the man as an "ex," while the article body and other reports describe him as the woman's companion or cohabiting partner. The exact nature of the relationship was not clarified consistently in the sources available.
What happens next in these cases
The sources report an arrest and allegations, not a final judicial determination. The published accounts say the suspect was held at Poggioreale while awaiting a hearing to validate the arrest. The woman's reported 30-day prognosis is a medical assessment of recovery time, not a legal finding.
No further details about the victim or the commercial premises where she sought shelter were published consistently beyond the references to a CAF or shop on Via Pozzillo.
