In the morning of a few days ago, the Carabinieri of the radiomobile section of the operational and radiomobile nucleus of Trieste via Hermet arrested a 19-year-old Moldovan citizen, resident in Trieste, for aggravated personal injury to a nurse in the Emergency Department of the Cattinara hospital. The event represents yet another episode of intemperance and violence towards healthcare personnel. This is a national phenomenon but one that has recently emerged at a local level as well.
The subject, already recovering from a previous episode of violence towards his parents, had been admitted, during that night, to the Emergency Room of Cattinara, in a state of psycho-physical alteration. However, the aggressive and violent behavior continued during the night, worsening at dawn, when the health workers requested the intervention of the Carabinieri, to contain the violence carried out by the subject, towards them and towards the assets of the health administration. At the sight of the military, the man repeated the violent behavior and was therefore contained, putting an end to his harmful action. He was then arrested and taken to the local prison at the disposal of the Judicial Authority. The alleged crimes are aggravated injuries towards medical personnel and violence and resistance to a Public Official as well as damage to assets of the public administration.
The topic of assaults on healthcare personnel is more current than ever and the legislator, with law 113 of 2020, has made changes to the Criminal Code, increasing penalties and modifying the aggravating circumstances for crimes committed against healthcare personnel of any role. These tools allow for the ex officio prosecution and prosecution of crimes of violence and injury against doctors and nurses.
