Overview

• The attack occurred around 7:30 p.m. on September 16 in a busy park in Castel San Pietro Terme.
• The victim was stabbed three times in the chest and abdomen, suffered a punctured lung, and remains in intensive care with a reserved prognosis but not in immediate danger of death.
• Carabinieri arrested the 15-year-old around 10 p.m. and say he was carrying a kitchen knife believed to be the weapon.
• Authorities say the caller told 112, "I did something very serious and I'm afraid to go home," and investigators then used the phone's location with witness accounts to track him.
• The Juvenile Prosecutor of Bologna ordered his transfer to a juvenile justice facility as inquiries continue into motive, with both minors’ phones seized and no prior link established.