"I want to be a policeman to put dad in jail, so he won't touch mom again." A child's story had alarmed the teacher, who understood the gravity of the situation and alerted the institutions.
The little boy, who attends a school in the province, had told the teacher that he wanted to be a policeman when he grew up. He then explained the reason: "Dad scolds mom too much." The teacher informed the management of the school, which sent a detailed report to the Biella Prosecutor's Office. And the police began to investigate.
Once they had the first confirmations, they approached the child's mother, a 42-year-old woman, bringing to light a long history of mistreatment, never reported, suffered for some time by her partner, an alcoholic, even in front of her children. In agreement with the social services, who arranged a protected home for the woman and children, the military intervened in the family's home and found a pistol with the magazine inserted and full of rounds, placed on top of the refrigerator, and, hidden in a closet, a rifle and some cartridges. Both weapons had the serial number abraded.
The man was then arrested for receiving and possessing clandestine weapons, as well as reported for family abuse and beatings, and taken to the Biella prison at the disposal of the public prosecutor who is coordinating the investigations.
(Unioneonline/D)
