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Violent assaults involving minors in Italy

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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. On October 19, authorities identified the suspects arrested for the attack as 20-year-old Salvatore Zambella—described as the son of a known crime boss from Caivano—and 34-year-old Alessandro Maugeri. Investigators report that ~~the~~ 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 and~~ surgery, where he remains in critical condition under reserved prognosis. ~~Both~~ 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.

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