Dutch woman hospitalized by Afghan illegally in Italy Ventimiglia authorities arrested an Afghan migrant after a woman from the Netherlands suffered serious injuries in a street attack.

(European Conservative) A 23-year-old Dutch woman was seriously assaulted in Ventimiglia, Italy, after being attacked and struck on the head, reportedly with a bottle. She was taken to Bordighera hospital for treatment and later released.

The assault took place on Via Tenda, a street in the northern Italian region of Liguria, near the French border. The suspect, a 28-year-old Afghan national — residing illegally in Italy and already known to authorities — was arrested on the scene.

He is now in custody awaiting trial and facing charges of causing bodily harm.

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