Domestic violence
Feb 19, 2026, 2:42 p.mFeb 19, 2026, 2:42 p.m
A young man has been arrested in Italy for a particularly unusual case of stalking.
As the Italian Carabinieri reported, the 28-year-old from Naples spied on his ex-girlfriend with a drone. The man was discovered after a failed surveillance flight and is now under house arrest.
According to the Carabinieri, the aircraft crashed into his ex-girlfriend’s window when the man tried to spy on her and position the drone in front of the balcony. The woman immediately alerted the police, whereupon the man fled and left the damaged drone on the balcony.
The police confiscated the device and evaluated the recordings. Authorities were able to identify the man because he was recorded setting up the drone itself. He was eventually found at his home and arrested for stalking. In Italy, stalking is a criminal offense punishable by up to six and a half years in prison. (sda/dpa)
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