Raoul Bova in court for assault. The actor is accused of private violence, assault and threats, writes Il Messaggero, for hitting and hitting a motorist, a well-known criminal lawyer at the Rome Bar Association (who is on trial both as a victim of Bova and as an accused of private violence). ). According to the indictment, Bova attacked the driver of the vehicle, Matteo Cartolano, who “after a risky maneuver” endangered “the physical safety of the actor’s girlfriend.” And during the argument, Bova also “threatened the driver, telling him I’m going to pick you up and fix you now,” according to the lawsuit. But yesterday in the courtroom, his partner Rocio Munoz Morales took the Roman actor’s side. She told her version of events: “This man tried to run me over.” I was getting into the car and asked him to wait a moment to park and give me time to get in, but he looked at me and accelerated to approach me,” said the Spanish actress.
The history
The facts date back to April 27, 2019 in Rome in the Sesto San Giovanni district. After lunch at a well-known restaurant in the area, “I first went out to go to the car,” Morales tells Rome Court Judge Valerio De Gioia. I was about to enter the passenger compartment when suddenly a car drove up and tried to park next to it. The 42-year-old lawyer drives a Ford Festa: “I asked him to wait a moment, but he didn’t listen to me and accelerated. Luckily I moved to the side, otherwise he would have hit me head-on,” said Morales and also emphasized that she tripped and fell to the ground.
The Roman lawyer’s version is diametrically opposed: “I came home from my office, I traveled a little more than a kilometer.” I parked, the car was two-thirds back, but a lady passed by on the asphalt. He was on his cell phone. I turned on the high beam, I still had 30 centimeters to complete the maneuver. She said “Park” arrogantly. I remember looking in the mirror, then talking on the phone after parking, and then seeing this woman complaining, and I asked myself, “I never gave her a ride.” I was just getting out of the car when I heard a clap on the windshield and heard kicks and punches on the car. I thought it was a madman, but instead it was Raoul Bova,” explains Cartolano. The two versions urged the judge to remind twice that in the witness box “it is necessary to tell the whole truth, otherwise there is a risk of an investigation.” The Spanish actress then explained that not only did the driver not apologize to her and was not worried about her falling to the ground, but that when he noticed Bova’s presence, he also said that he was one of his Then he warned her roommate from Calabria that he was also a lawyer and would ruin her. “There was no fight, no physical contact,” says the 35-year-old model.
The lawyer’s version
Cartolano explained in his testimony that he was primarily Roman and not Calabrian: “And then the young lady never fell. She simply moved out of the way to let me into the parking lot. At first I didn’t even notice Raul Bova’s presence, I just heard a very strong bang on the window and a series of kicks and punches on the door as I was about to get out. According to the indictment, the actor threatened the driver and reportedly started fighting. “At that point, Bova grabbed me by the arm, pulled me out of the car and hit me on the shoulder with his fist,” he said -. And when I tried to call 911, he ripped the phone out of my hand and slammed it against the roof of the car, shattering the glass. A financier came to my aid and told him to stop because he was committing a crime. Only then could I call the police.” After the attack, the lawyer had himself examined: The report stated a five-day diagnosis. Hence two different versions and a single request from the judge to the parties to reach an agreement and thus close the matter. You have until April, then the new hearing will take place.
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