Man beats, rapes ex-wife in front of adult child

(ANSA) - Paola, November 27 - A shopkeeper from the southern Italian town of Paola, near Cosenza, was arrested by Calabrian police on Friday for allegedly beating and raping his ex-wife in front of their adult child on three separate occasions. The man, aged 51, allegedly repeatedly subjected the woman to violence after their separation and used a knife to threaten to kill her. The woman reported the man to the police after the umpteenth attack on Thursday, sources said.