Carabinieri arrested a 47-year-old man in an apartment in Arzano after a domestic dispute reported to the 112 emergency number, according to Il Mattino.
According to the report, the man's 50-year-old partner told officers that she had suffered repeated abuse, allegedly witnessed by her eight-year-old son. The allegations have been reported before any final judicial determination.
When officers intervened, the man allegedly resisted by pushing the carabinieri and throwing objects at them. The officers used their issued pepper spray to restrain him.
The man was arrested and transferred to prison. The report does not provide the exact address or precise time of the intervention.