Police arrested a man who accused his Pakistani wife of dressing in a style he thought was too Western and then chased her up the street, striking her with the wooden handle of a shovel.
The man, 37, reportedly assaulted his wife, 32, in their home in Grezzago, a town about 30 kilometres from Milan, on Thursday.
When she fled outside, he gave chase, hitting her on the arm with the wooden handle.