(ANSA) - BUSTO ARSIZIO (VARESE), NOVEMBER 30 - He beat his wife, mistreated her with the help of his sisters, and in doing so was accused of using the mafia method.
It is the second case in Italy that of a 54-year-old from Gela, affiliated with Cosa Nostra and residing in Busto Arsizio (Varese), for whom indictment was requested (the trial was transferred to Sicily), at the end of an investigation conducted by the DDA of Milan and by the Caltanisetta Public Prosecutor's Office.
The man is accused, together with his two sisters and their mother, of having mistreated, beaten and segregated his 48-year-old wife in the house, starting in 2003, between Gela and Busto Arsizio.
The woman, who now collaborates with Justice and enjoys witness protection, managed to ask for help after years of harassment and threats that her husband also addressed to his colleagues and acquaintances.
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