A 59-year-old woman was acquitted yesterday by the Sassari court in her trial for excessive self-defense and attempted assault after pepper spraying her ex-partner.
The events date back to 2021: the woman was at her lawyer's office for a meeting regarding a house auction. Her 60-year-old ex-partner also showed up, despite being under a restraining order prohibiting him from coming within 100 meters of the woman. The couple's son was also present at the meeting.
According to the reconstruction, the 59-year-old woman, perhaps in a panic, fired the spray at the man, who, however, was not injured thanks to the distance he kept and the mask he was wearing. This incident triggered the trial.
The prosecution, represented by prosecutor Ilaria Achenza, had requested a two-month sentence, while the civil party, represented by attorney Guido Rimini, had presented its conclusions. The woman's defense attorney, Stefano Porcu, had argued that his client had acted in self-defense, given the restraining order placed on the man.
Judge Marta Guadalupi ordered the woman's acquittal, establishing that "the fact does not exist," thus closing the proceedings.
