A 41-year-old Bangladeshi man is in hospital in serious condition after being drugged and castrated by his partner in Angri.
On the afternoon of 1 May, in the town of Angri in the province of Salerno, a 41-year-old Bangladeshi man was drugged and castrated by his 35-year-old wife in what investigators are describing as a premeditated act. According to the initial reconstruction by the Carabinieri, the woman allegedly administered a sleeping drug in her partner’s food at lunch, then attacked him with a kitchen knife while he slept, severing his penis.
Despite the severity of his injuries, the man managed to raise the alarm with neighbours, who called the emergency services. He was transferred to Umberto I Hospital in Nocera Inferiore, where he underwent major surgery and remains in serious condition. His wife was arrested almost immediately and is now in custody, charged with attempted murder and grievous bodily harm.
Why did the wife castrate him?
According to investigators, tensions within the couple had been building since a recent move from Sant’Antonio Abate to a larger home in Angri. The man had apparently insisted upon the move in order to accommodate his first wife under the same roof. The decision, imposed without mutual agreement, had provoked serious conflict between the couple in the days leading up to the attack.
The case has drawn inevitable comparisons to the 1993 Lorena Bobbitt incident in the United States, in which a woman castrated her husband under circumstances that later revealed a complex and deeply troubled domestic situation. As with that case, the full picture here is still emerging.
Male lawyer will act pro bono on behalf of victim
Lawyer Angelo Pisani, founder of the legal advocacy project 1523.it – Potere ai Diritti, has announced he will defend the victim pro bono. Pisani called the incident “a scene that shakes consciences and calls on institutions to take concrete and responsible action.” He confirmed the movement will join criminal proceedings as a civil party. “Violence must always be condemned, in any form and regardless of who commits it,” he said. He also pledging to advocate for all victims of violence that is “too often ignored or minimised.”
