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Violent incidents involving women in Italy

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Two separate violent incidents involving women have been reported in Italy. In Colleferro, near Rome, a 50-year-old Polish woman, Johanna ~~Rouissi,~~ Rouissi (also identified as Joanna Szyszkowska), was stabbed to death in her home. The victim was reportedly stabbed multiple times in the throat following a domestic dispute. Her 69-year-old Tunisian husband, Mohammed Habib Rouissi, ~~a retired construction worker,~~ was apprehended near the scene and has reportedly confessed to the killing. He is currently held in custody. The attack was witnessed by the couple’s 9-year-old ~~son, who, along with his four siblings, has~~ son and their 21-year-old son. The children have been placed in a protected ~~facility and is living~~ facility, with ~~his older brother. The victim's eldest daughter discovered~~ the ~~body and alerted emergency services. The~~ Municipality of ~~Colleferro, led by Mayor Giulio Calamita, is~~ Colleferro providing ~~assistance to the surviving children.~~ assistance. The Velletri Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the incident as a femicide. While the couple was reportedly in the process of separating, local authorities noted signs of domestic tension and previous visits to a psychiatrist to manage the husband’s violent ~~outbursts, though no formal reports had been filed by~~ outbursts. Following the ~~victim prior to~~ victim's funeral, the ~~tragedy. In response~~ town of Colleferro declared a period of city mourning. The municipality ordered flags to ~~the incident, local officials~~ be flown at half-mast on all municipal buildings, and ~~community organizations have called for increased investment~~ local companies sounded sirens in ~~anti-violence centers and shelters.~~ remembrance. A candlelight vigil was scheduled at Largo San Francesco, featuring a procession intended to serve as a “public condemnation of violence against women.” In Corigliano-Rossano, a 72-year-old woman was found dead in an agricultural field. Authorities are investigating a possible violent death due to injuries to her head and face that may have been caused by stones. Her husband, who discovered the body, is being questioned by investigators, and the Castrovillari Prosecutor’s Office has ordered an autopsy.

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