Overview
- A 19-year-old was attacked by her former partner at a Varese bus stop, and a witness who knew her dialed 112 to report the assault.
- Police contacted the victim on her phone and used nearby shops she described to locate the moving bus, then boarded it, arrested the 45-year-old and took her to hospital for checks.
- The investigating judge, Alessandro Chionna, validated the arrest but ordered a 500-meter no-contact restriction rather than custody, with jail possible if the order is breached.
- Investigators noted the woman had recently reported the man for distributing intimate images without consent, and reports cite prior drug-related antecedents.
- The accused exercised his right to remain silent before the judge, and Lombardy president Attilio Fontana criticized the release and urged victims to seek help from regional anti-violence centers.