A labourer was arrested in Italy's southern province of Taranto after he wounded his elderly father with an axe.
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Aided by his other son, the father managed to wrest the axe from 43-year-old Cosimo Vozza while a neighbour called police.
The attack took place in Sava town.
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The old man sustained cuts to his wrists in the attack, during which his wife was also assaulted.
The labourer, who has a criminal record, faces charges of assault and domestic violence.
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