Arrest made in attempted murder of Palermo Brain Centre chief

Last Updated: March 13, 2024

The suspected perpetrator of the assault on Alfredo Caputo, head of the Oncology Endocrinology department at the “Cervello” hospital in Palermo, which occurred on February 21st, has been identified and arrested by the State police. The Mobile Squad has been delegated by the prosecutor’s office to execute the pre-trial detention order issued by the judge for attempted murder. The attacker, a young man from Agrigento, assaulted the professional due to issues related to the prescription of a medication. While Caputo was in his service room talking on the phone, the attacker approached him with a box cutter and started hitting him in the face, causing a serious injury to his right ear and cutting a tendon in his left arm. Investigations and statements from witnesses revealed that the perpetrator was a patient of the victim, and the motive behind the brutal assault was resentment towards the doctor for not administering a certain medication.