Overview
- The 14-year-old, recently arrived from Eastern Europe, escaped barefoot after an alleged nighttime beating and was helped by a passerby who alerted police.
- Doctors at Sant'Anna hospital in Cona issued a 30‑day prognosis for her injuries, and social services are now following her case.
- Carabinieri arrested a 25-year-old who is jailed on charges of maltreatment and bodily injury and under investigation for sexual acts with a minor.
- The girl reported being transferred by her mother via an intermediary in a de facto arranged marriage shortly after arriving in Italy in late November.
- Investigators are verifying the cross‑border and familial allegations, and reports differ on the suspect’s background as a judge weighs pretrial detention.