Psychiatrist dies after being attacked by former patient

Psychiatrist dies after being attacked by former patient

A psychiatrist died from her injuries in hospital in Pisa late Sunday night after being attacked by a former patient on Friday. © ANSA

The death of psychiatrist Barbara Capovani occurred at 23.40 on Sunday at the end of the procedures to ascertain brain death. Organ removal authorized. For the attacker, Gianluca Paul Seung, 35, psychiatric patient, the charge of premeditated murder

A 35-year-old Italian man was arrested in Pisa. It is said to be a former psychiatrist patient.

The attacker was stopped: he held strong grudges against the professional and had several precedents. He will have to answer for premeditated murder

Un uomo di 35 anni, italiano, si trova in stato di fermo dalle 4 della notte con l’accusa di tentato omicidio premeditato nei confronti della psichiatra Barbara Capovani, la dottoressa aggredita veenerdì pomeriggio davanti all’ospedale Santa Chiara di Pisa e ora ricoverata in fin di vita. Le sue condizioni sono molto critiche. Il fermo è stato eseguito dalla polizia e disposto dalla procura di Pisa, in seguito a indagini condotte dalla squadra m…

The doctor's condition is very serious. The investigations focus on a patient