Relentless phone calls and messages, checks on WhatsApp, tailing and stakeouts outside her home. This is the long trail of behaviour that the Rimini Public Prosecutor’s Office has attributed to a 48-year-old man from Rimini living in San Marino, who has gone straight to trial on charges of stalking his former partner. The preliminary investigations judge ordered an immediate trial: the man has been in prison since 28 August and will appear before the judge on 9 December.
According to the prosecution, it all began in October 2022, with jealousy that gradually escalated. In one episode, the 48-year-old is said to have thrown the woman’s phone onto the car dashboard and later smashed the car’s rear windows with his fists. In November 2025 he is alleged to have followed her to the Rimini emergency room, where she had gone after suffering a severe panic attack.
The situation is said to have escalated in the summer of 2026. According to prosecutors, the man monitored his ex-partner’s WhatsApp activity, bombarding her with calls, messages and voice notes, before moving on to tailing her and staging night-time stakeouts outside her home and the gym. The alleged conduct is said to have extended to the woman’s family members and friends, involving threats and surveillance. Her nineteen-year-old son was reportedly confronted at his workplace and, under the pressure this caused, is said to have eventually quit his job and taken refuge at a friend’s house.
According to the prosecution, this situation caused the woman severe and ongoing anxiety and fear, forcing her to change her daily habits. The alleged conduct continued until 28 August 2026. The trial before the Rimini court is scheduled for 9 December.
