Assault on a doctor at the Maria Vittoria emergency room
Date of the event:
On the night between Friday 7 and Saturday 8 November 2026, at the emergency room of Turin's Maria Vittoria hospital, a drunk seventeen-year-old assaulted a doctor with a punch. The incident occurred while the minor was waiting to be examined, after being brought in by ambulance for injuries reportedly caused by a fall from an electric scooter [1].
What happened
The boy had been taken to hospital after reporting that he had fallen from an electric scooter. From the moment of his arrival, his condition — marked by drunkenness and agitation — had made it difficult for medical staff to manage him [1]. After undergoing radiological tests, the young man reportedly began shouting at the doctors, moving from verbal to physical aggression. The most serious moment occurred in the waiting room, outside the room used for radiological examinations, where the seventeen-year-old punched one of the medical staff in the chest [1].
The intervention and the arrest
The minor was restrained by security guards on duty at the hospital. The Carabinieri then intervened, bringing the situation back under control and arresting him [1]. During the checks the young man reportedly gave three different names and as many home addresses, before further checks allowed him to be identified [1]. The hospital confirmed news of the assault [1].
Sources
- Torino, pugno a un medico del pronto soccorso al Maria Vittoria: arrestato un ragazzo di 17 anni — CronacaQui Torino, 8 November 2026