Overview
- The stabbing occurred around 9 a.m. in Piazza Gae Aulenti, a busy area near Milan’s Porta Nuova district and Garibaldi station.
- First responders found a large kitchen knife still embedded in the victim’s back, with reports describing a blade roughly 20–30 centimeters long.
- She was transported in code red to Niguarda hospital in critical condition and remained conscious, telling authorities she did not see who attacked her.
- No one reported witnessing the moment of the assault, and the attacker escaped the scene without being identified.
- Carabinieri are collecting testimony and reviewing extensive CCTV from the area, as the victim’s husband—alerted by a passerby—accompanied her to the hospital and said there were no issues between them.