Overview

• The 62-year-old mathematics teacher at Liceo Brocchi was attacked on viale XI Febbraio, according to initial reconstructions that cite a refused cigarette request.
• Doctors reported the blade reached the spine and stopped a few millimetres from the aorta and spinal cord.
• The victim was initially hospitalized at San Bassiano and then transferred to Vicenza’s San Bortolo for surgery to remove two ceramic blade fragments.
• Local reports say he is in serious condition but not believed to be in life-threatening danger.
• The assailant fled the scene, with Carabinieri conducting a manhunt and reviewing surveillance footage, and authorities say the victim did not know his attacker.