Women arrested over Rome umbrella killing

ITALIAN police have detained two women in connection with the killing of a young commuter who was stabbed in the eye with an umbrella at Rome’s main train station, news reports said.

State TV and Italian news agencies reported that the two women were tracked down by police at a house in the small town of Tolentino, about 300km from Rome.

The ferocity of Thursday’s attack shocked the nation, where violent crime on public transport is rare.