Arrest at the Domodossola emergency department
Date of the event:
On the night between 11 and 12 November 2026 a 35-year-old man, resident in Domodossola, in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, was arrested by the Carabinieri after becoming violent inside the emergency department (Pronto Soccorso) of the town's hospital, damaging furniture in the waiting room and threatening medical staff on duty.[1][2]
The events
According to the Carabinieri's account, the man, in a state of strong agitation apparently caused by alcohol abuse, struck doors and furniture in the emergency department's waiting room and threatened the medical staff present. It was the department's own staff, targeted by the 35-year-old, who called the military police.[1][2]
When the Carabinieri patrol from Domodossola arrived at the hospital, the man did not calm down and also attacked the officers who intervened, before being restrained.[2]
Consequences
The man was taken to the Carabinieri barracks in Domodossola and held in custody pending the hearing to validate the arrest before a judge. He faces charges of threatening medical staff, aggravated damage to a healthcare facility, resisting a public official and obstructing a public service.[1][2]
Sources
- Minaccia il personale del pronto soccorso e danneggia gli arredi, arrestato — ANSA Piemonte, 12 November 2026
- Domodossola, arresto al pronto soccorso per minacce ai sanitari e danneggiamento — NovaraToday, 12 November 2026