Woman tries to throw acid in ex's face in custody fight

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 14 - A 46-year-old Italian woman and her 55-year-old new partner were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of trying to throw acid in the face of her 48-year-old ex in order to make him hand over their son who had been placed in the man's custody after a legal battle in Verona, sources in the Veneto city said Wednesday.
    The ex reported the pair to the police saying he had suffered physical and verbal threats, including the alleged acid throwing, in order to force him to hand over their four-year-old son. (ANSA).