Overview
- Bruno Petrone, 18, remains in intensive care at Ospedale San Paolo after emergency surgery that included removal of his spleen, with doctors reporting slight improvement.
- Carabinieri say the confessed 15-year-old attacker described a prior dispute and admitted carrying and using a folding knife, with a medical report noting four wounds.
- Four minors are under detention or investigation after two surrendered to authorities, as prosecutors pursue counts of attempted aggravated murder and illegal carrying of a blade.
- Investigators recovered the knife from a street manhole and continue to analyze surveillance footage and witness accounts from via Bisignano in Naples’ Chiaia district.
- Authorities announced reinforced patrols and preventive controls in nightlife areas following the coordinated scooter-borne assault captured in part on security cameras.