Italy: Another Brutal Rape by a Migrant

Hat tip Gates of Vienna and Vlad Tepes.

Once again, a European country has experienced a brutal rape at the hands of a migrant. This time in Italy, in the town of Sondrio, located in the mountainous Valtellina region in northern Italy near the Swiss border. The victim is a 44-year-old woman walking home. The suspect is a young man from Mali, who was staying in a nearby refugee center.  Aside from the rape itself, one of the woman’s ears was bitten off, and she was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

The below article in Sondrio Today is translated by Fousesquawk.

Raped and beaten in Sondrio while returning home: New details

The condition of the 44-year-old  woman from Tirano, brutally attacked in a parking lot near the train station, remains serious. The preliminary hearing will be on Thursday in the (Sondrio) court.

New details are emerging on the brutal attack that took place on the night of Monday into Tuesday in Sondrio. The victim is a 44-year-old woman, a resident of Tirano, who was in the area of the train station returning home when she was approached, forcibly dragged, and then savagely beaten by a young man, born in 2001, and originating from Mali, his initials K.M., a refugee and staying at the Cooperativa Itaca Onlus in Valle di Colorina, which is a reception center for refugees. 

The incident occurred on via Morbegno, in the parking lot behind the gas station on via Tonale. It is not yet clear how much time elapsed between the attack and the call to 118, which came in at 23:30, thanks to a passerby who noticed the woman lying on the ground, covered in blood, and in a state of semi-consciousness.

Upon the arrival of medical personnel, the 44-year-old had serious injuries: Her face was completely swollen, one ear was bitten off, and there were numerous lacerations all over her body with evident signs of sexual violence. For this, she was immediately transported to the hospital in Sondrio, where she spent the first night sedated and intubated. During the day on Tuesday, she regained consciousness, but her condition did not permit questioning by investigators. This will be reexamined today.

The arrestee

After what had tragically occurred, the officers of the Flying Squad and the Mobile Squad (police) tracked down the suspect within a few hours. They arrested him not far from the scene of the attack. The young man, in a state of intoxication from the consumption of alcohol or drugs, had blood-stained clothes and a backpack containing the identity card, health insurance card, and bancomat card of the victim. The 24-year-old, defended by the office of  Sondrio lawyer, Paolo Marchi, was arrested on charges of sexual assault, robbery, and serious bodily injuries, and was taken to the Sondrio jail on orders of judicial authorities. The preliminary hearing will take place in all probability, on the morning of Thursday, October 9, in the presence of a translator.

Condemnation of public opinion

What happened has profoundly shocked public opinion. The brutality of the attack and the serious condition of the woman have aroused dismay and outrage. The local parties, Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy), Lega (including a comment by Vice Premier Matteo Salvini), the Democratic Party, the Northern Pact, and Forza Italia have harshly condemned the vile act, as well as the mayor of Sondrio, Marco Scaramelini. What has happened has reopened the debate on the issue of accepting migrants, arousing discussions on security and the policy of operating reception centers in Italy.

Source: http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2025/10/italy-another-brutal-rape-by-migrant.html