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Bologna Attack Victim Dies After Three Months, Ex-Partner to Face Homicide Charge

Neighbors' calls led to an arrest after the July assault, with the suspect still in custody.

Overview

  • Nadia Khaidar, 50, died after nearly three months in hospital from injuries suffered in a July 27 attack in Bologna.
  • Prosecutors plan to reclassify the initial attempted-murder count to homicide following her death.
  • The assault occurred in her apartment on via del Cossa in the Santa Viola neighborhood after her car was rammed.
  • Khaidar, a Moroccan citizen who worked as a hotel cleaner, spent about a month in intensive care at Ospedale Maggiore before a transfer to Ospedale Santa Viola, where she died.
  • The suspect, identified as 44-year-old Redouane Ennakhali, was arrested by the Carabinieri at the scene and was already known to law enforcement.