Alghero: Tied to the bed and gagged, her hair and eyebrows were shaved. He said, "It was a normal argument between spouses."

New and shocking details have emerged regarding the violent episode that took place on Monday evening in Alghero , where a man allegedly kidnapped his wife from her home, beat her and, as a sign of disgrace, cut her hair .

The 45-year-old was arrested by the Carabinieri of the operational and radiomobile unit of the Alghero Company, who reported today that, in addition to her hair, the husband allegedly shaved the unfortunate woman's eyebrows, all after having tied her to the bed with a rope, gagged her and repeatedly hit her in the face and head .

The woman, severely shaken and frightened, subsequently managed to escape from the house , taking advantage of a moment of distraction by the attacker and asking for help from the neighbors.

The man, who told the military that it had been a minor altercation between spouses , after completing the usual formalities, was initially held in the holding cells of the Sassari Provincial Carabinieri Command and this morning, by order of the Sassari Public Prosecutor's Office which is coordinating and directing the investigation, he was transferred to the Sassari Bancali prison , pending the validation hearing scheduled for Thursday morning.