Overview

• On June 6 during a robotic surgery at Tor Vergata Hospital in Rome, Professor Giuseppe Sica is accused of striking a younger female colleague.
• The hospital’s Guarantee Committee has branded the confrontation as male-on-female violence, with health director Andrea Magrini confirming that an internal inquiry is underway.
• Professor Sica has denied any physical aggression, while the colleague involved has declined to comment publicly through her lawyer.
• A patient who underwent the procedure later died, though investigators have found no evidence directly linking the death to the altercation.
• Regional President Francesco Rocca has condemned the incident and urged immediate disciplinary measures, including barring Sica from operating.