A teacher at a school in Ostia near Rome was assaulted by the Spada mafia clan mother of one of her students while she was in the schoolyard Wednesday.
Assaults on teachers have been common of late in Italy. (Photo: ANSA)
The woman, wife of a member of the notorious Roman crime family, allegedly beat her because the teacher had scolded her son in class.
When the woman left, the teacher called the medical emergency crew but eventually refused medical treatment.
The Spadas have controlled rackets in Ostia for decades.
ANSA
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