Overview

• The attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. Monday near Sondrio’s railway station as a 44-year-old woman was walking home from work.
• Medical staff reported severe injuries, including an ear bitten off, and the woman remains hospitalized in intensive care.
• Police located the suspected attacker within hours after hospital personnel described the man seen leaving the area.
• Officers found the 24-year-old nearby in a confused state with bloodstained clothing and the victim’s ID and bank card in his backpack.
• Prosecutors accuse him of sexual violence, robbery and grievous bodily injury, and he is held in Sondrio prison pending validation of the detention as local politicians call for stronger security.