Overview

• Lucia Salemme, 58, was arrested on suspicion of voluntary homicide after telling police she acted to defend herself from her husband, Ciro Rapuano, 59.
• The killing occurred around 2:30–3:00 a.m. in the couple’s bedroom in Forcella on via Sant’Arcangelo a Baiano, according to investigators.
• Police say Salemme called for help saying “my husband stabbed me,” and doctors treated a deep arm wound requiring more than 30 stitches.
• Investigators seized two large knives from the home, and the working hypothesis remains legitimate self-defense as forensic tests and testimonies are gathered.
• The couple’s adult daughter witnessed the assault, a 7-year-old granddaughter was in another room, and social services have taken protective measures for the child.