Violent father arrested in Acireale for kicking daughter and tearing out her hair

A 33-year-old man has been arrested for domestic violence by the carabinieri of the Acireale company after he had beaten his daughter, who had recently returned to live with him, hitting her with kicks, pulling out clumps of hair, and squeezing her hands around her neck. The man’s partner, who witnessed the scene, called 112. While the man was scolding his partner, the daughter also called the carabinieri, who sent a patrol to the scene.

The girl had recently returned to live with her father in the village of Guardia Mangano. In just over a month, she had to deal with the man’s alcohol problems and his abuse, to which his new partner was already accustomed. Violent episodes, threats, and outbursts of anger that occurred frequently, sometimes even in the presence of the couple’s young children.

The incident that led to the arrest took place in early April. The man had casually overheard the young woman, exasperated, as she vented to a friend about her father’s harassing and aggressive behavior towards her, which had become unbearable. On that occasion, the man, as soon as they returned home, unleashed his anger, violently hitting his daughter with his hands and kicks, even pulling out clumps of hair. His partner, witnessing the scene of the father who had even grabbed the daughter’s neck with his hands, called 112 on her cellphone just before the attacker took it from her hands. In those moments, the girl, taking advantage of her father’s distraction, busy scolding the woman for that phone call just made, was also able to call the carabinieri. Thus, the father, in a fit of anger, snatched her phone and hastily left the house.