A RAI TV journalist headbutted
by a member of the Spada crime family in Ostia earlier this
month on Wednesday said he feared the Spadas might carry out
"reprisals" against himself or his family.
Daniele Piervincenzi, whose nose was broken by Roberto Spada,
voiced the fears in testimony to prosecutors investigating the
November 7 assault.
Spada is being held for the attack on Piervincenzi and a
cameraman, whom he hit with a stick.
The attack came while the State TV reporter was interviewing
Spada outside his gym about his family's rumoured support for
the far-right CasaPound group which scored an unexpectedly high
9% in the first round of voting in the municipality on the Roman
coast.
Piervincenzi explained to prosecutors why he had not sought
treatment at an Ostia hospital.
"We were afraid the Spadas might come after us or try to
steal the footage we had shot," he said.
A member of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) won
the run-off to become mayor Sunday, spurring charges from her
centre-right rival she had benefitted from Spada and CasaPound
votes - charges the M5S rejected.
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