Guitarist Stabbed For Not Playing Well Enough

• 15th Dec 2008

The singer in an Italian teen gothic metal band and her brother stabbed the band's guitarist dozens of times – because he did not play well enough.

MSN reports that: Police in Genoa, on Italy's north-western coast, said the 16-year-old victim remained in hospital. His life is not in danger. Police said he was attacked after a band rehearsal.

The 18-year-old singer, Cristina Balzano, and her 16-year-old brother, the band's bass player, were arrested on charges of premeditated attempted murder. The victim has accused both suspects of stabbing him after an argument over the his ability to play guitar.