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Locker Room Melee at Bordighera Children’s Swim Meet Leaves Mother Hospitalized

The late-May altercation erupted after the season’s final race, prompting a Carabinieri investigation as terrified children watched.

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Overview

  • The fight erupted on May 31 in the locker room of the Bordighera sports complex after the competition’s last race before the summer break.
  • Two mothers engaged in physical combat involving hair-pulling, scratching and biting that left one with a deep hand wound.
  • Responders from Croce Azzurra transported the injured woman to Bordighera hospital under a yellow code for treatment.
  • Carabinieri officers were summoned to calm the scene, have identified both participants and opened an official inquiry into the brawl.
  • Children who witnessed the altercation were left terrified, reigniting concerns about parental aggression at youth sporting events.