Man Already Under Investigation Arrested After Ex-Partner Stabbed in Bognanco

Overview

• A 29-year-old woman was stabbed twice in the abdomen during a meeting in Bognanco and is hospitalized in Novara in prognosi riservata after being flown there by air ambulance.
• The victim managed to call 112 and officers from the Domodossola border police reached the scene before emergency transport to Novara.
• The suspected attacker is her 44-year-old ex‑companion, who fled after the attack and was detained overnight in the Novarese area and is now in custody in Novara.
• Local prosecutors say the man was already the subject of a family‑violence inquiry opened after the woman recently reported conflict to the police.
• The Procura di Verbania has opened an investigation and the next steps to watch are formal charges and the custody‑validation hearing that will determine pretrial detention and legal outcome.