(ANSA) - Paris, October 23 - Police late on Wednesday
arrested a Paris landlord on battery charges after he allegedly
attacked his Italian tenant, sources said Thursday.
Architecture student Elisabetta, 21, paid the suspect 400
euros a month for a windowless six-square-meter attic room in
the Barbes neighborhood near Montmartre.
Elisabetta taught Italian and worked as a cleaning lady to
pay the rent, but said she eventually had enough of the tiny
room whose ceiling was so low she couldn't stand up straight
once inside.
"I wanted to leave, so I asked for a rent receipt," the
Bologna native told ANSA. "He threw my books out, screamed
insults. When I tried to call the police, he threw me to the
ground".
The suspect has a rap sheet for battery and a history of
psychiatric problems, police said.
Paris landlord arrested for attacking Italian tenant
Elisabetta, 21, 'thrown to ground for asking for receipt'