Dario La Rosa

After a new fight he tried to kill his ex wife setting the woman on fire. The man’s name is Michele Viglianisi, 42 years old, who was arrested by the police of Catania. The attempted murder took place in the woman’s home and she is now at the Cannizzaro hospital in the burns unit on the danger list. The man confessed his crime and was arrested for attempted murder and arson. The woman’s name is Giuseppa Sajava and her conditions are serious: she has burns on 85% of her body. The man was also hospitalized, but his burns are not serious, and will heal in twenty days. The woman lives in Venezia Giulia road, in the Nesima suburb. The couple had three children aged 8, 10 and 19. They were divorcing and yesterday the man met the woman to convince her not to leave him. Translated by Chiara Nunnari from John Milton Institute