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Violent assaults involving minors in Italy

Overview

In early October 2026, a 13-year-old boy was assaulted and threatened with a knife during an attempted robbery in Brescia, Italy. The victim was targeted by a group of youths demanding a jacket; the confrontation ended when Carabinieri officers arrived on the scene.

On October 17, 2026, a separate violent incident occurred in Marcianise, Caserta, where a 13-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest following a dispute between minors at the Campania Shopping Centre. Investigators report that two adults intervened in a trivial dispute between minors in a parking lot, allegedly attacking the teenager with a knife. The victim sustained multiple wounds, including a serious strike to the left side of his chest near the heart. He was treated at Frattamaggiore hospital before being transferred to the Santobono pediatric hospital in Naples for emergency surgery, where he remains in critical condition under reserved prognosis.

On October 19, authorities identified and arrested the suspects as 20-year-old Salvatore Zambella and 34-year-old Alessandro Maugeri. Zambella is the son of Raffaele Zambella, a leader of the Angelino criminal clan of Caivano, while Maugeri is reportedly Zambella’s brother-in-law. Both men have been charged with aggravated attempted murder and transferred to the Santa Maria Capua Vetere prison. Investigations are being conducted by both the ordinary and juvenile prosecutor's offices.

Entities

Carabinieri · Caivano · Alessandro Maugeri · Santobono Pediatric Hospital · Salvatore Zambella

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Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 15 sources
    Marcianise stabbing: Two men arrested for attempted murder of 13-year-old

    Two men linked to the Angelino clan were arrested for the attempted murder of a 13-year-old boy following a dispute at a shopping center in Marcianise, Italy.

  2. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Brescia: 13-year-old assaulted and threatened with knife during robbery attempt

    A 13-year-old boy was assaulted and threatened with a knife by a group of youths in Brescia, Italy, during an attempted robbery of his Moncler jacket.

Sources

belvederenews.net · casertace.net · corcianonline.it · cronachedellacampania.it · cronachedi.it · forchecaudine.it · giornalenews.it · ilroma.net · lapresse.it · lavocedivenezia.it · lsdmagazine.com · metropolisweb.it · qds.it · quibrescia.it · quotidianodelsud.it · radiobrunobrescia.it · spazio50.org · vivicentro.it

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