Domestic Abuse: Woman Subjugated and Harassed by Her Partner

She could never leave the house unless it was with him. The mobile phone had to always be clearly visible on the table and with the ringtone turned on. Emails had to go through his control. Forbidden were extra friendships and even less contact with other men. Work activity was reduced to the bare minimum. This was the situation of psychological prostration in which a woman from Fidene found herself, mistreated and harassed by her partner. Yet another story of gender violence perpetrated for years. For this reason, the agents of the State Police of the III District 'Fidene - Serpentara', at the end of a delicate and difficult investigative activity, coordinated by the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office, executed an order for the application of the precautionary measure of imprisonment issued by the GIP at the Rome Court, against a 46-year-old Roman, seriously suspected of the crime of domestic abuse. 'Dad, mom is cheating on you'. Beatings and scissor attacks on the children who had snitched. The fact was reported by a call to the single number for emergencies 112 for a 'family dispute' made by the neighbors, heard as witnesses. Very worried stories for the safety of the woman totally subjugated by the sense of fear to the point of not being able to file a complaint. Special observation and control services were organized, aimed at identifying the perpetrator but above all at approaching the victim without the man being present, the agents intervened taking advantage of a few minutes of absence of the tormentor, approaching the victim and offering her the help and support necessary to find the courage to tell everything she was undergoing. The complaint made it possible to ascertain that for two years now the woman was the victim of daily abuse, aimed at controlling her daily life, to the point of forcing her to always stay at home, limiting her friendships, denying her any male contact, controlling her phone and emails, demanding that the mobile phone always be clearly visible on the table and with the ringtone turned on and even forcing her to reduce her work activity.