The man caught in a video , which later went viral, slapping a woman in Naples was identified by the carabinieri .
He is a 36-year-old from the province of Naples , who has already been reported for drug dealing , while the woman, a 28-year-old, is his girlfriend.
The event took place on 8 July in via Orazio, in the Posillipo district. The man, after attacking the woman, also had an argument with other people who came to help the victim . The investigations were directed and coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Naples, IV investigation section "Gender-based violence and protection of the weakest sections of the population".
The man's position is being examined by the investigators: a report was sent to the deputy prosecutor Raffaello Falcone who in the next few hours will evaluate whether to enter the man in the register of suspects for the crime of beatings . According to what is learned, the young woman went to the hospital to be treated but did not file a complaint .
The deputy of the Greens, Francesco Emilio Borrelli, who had released the film and who spoke to the girl's family, also intervened on the matter: " We need to convince her to file a complaint ". “It is time to really give a strong signal against violence against women. We make a public appeal: denunciation. Do it for yourself and also to help the person who hurt you," added the MP, addressing the 28-year-old.
(Unioneonline/vl)