The father barricaded last night at home in Roncadelle, in the Brescia area, with his four-year-old son, opened the door to the carabinieri.
The child is fine, the police report.
Earlier the man's lawyer, who is separated, had had a long conversation with him.
Negotiations continued all night.
Threatening the social worker, she also showed a gun which is not clear if it was true.
The man asks the military for time before opening the door and returning the child who is still well, according to what was reconstructed by the same carabinieri who since last night have isolated the entire area where the man lives.
According to what has been reconstructed, in the past the father, separated, had already attacked the ex-wife and the woman's lawyer for matters related to his son.