Montalbano Jonico: the alleged perpetrators of the robbery which took place on 5 October have been arrested
The 2 men are now in prison while the woman is under house arrest
Montalbano Jonico (MT): the alleged perpetrators of the robbery which took place last 5 October have been arrested
The Carabinieri of the Policoro Company, at the end of a detailed investigation coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Matera, have arrested, in execution of a precautionary measure application order issued by the investigating judge of the local Court, a 52 year old and a 22 year old from Montalbano Jonico, as well as a 36-year-old from the province of Taranto, the two men already known to the police, against whom i crimes of multiple aggravated robbery in conspiracy, aggravated personal injury in conspiracy, unjustified carrying of instruments capable of offending and car fire.
The disputed facts refer to what happened in the very early morning of 5 October 2023 in Montalbano Jonico, and in the following days, when two robbers with their faces covered, armed with a knife and hammer, they broke into a tobacco shop, upon opening, threatening and violently attacking the owner, the only one present at that moment, engaged in the activities of arranging the goods, taking possession of the cash sum of approximately €600,00 and causing him personal injury.
Immediately after the events occurred, the Carabinieri from the Policoro Company arrived on site and, having carried out accurate technical findings at the crime scene, began the investigation. The taking of information from the victim and from the people informed about the facts, the seizure of the instruments suitable for offending used in the criminal action and of the other material found in the tobacco shop and in its vicinity, made it possible to focus investigative attention on the two arrested men today, burdened by considerable evidence regarding the execution of the robbery.
The investigations continued at 360° with the viewing and consequent accurate analysis of the images captured by various public and private video surveillance systems in the area, integrated by the analysis of the telephone traffic of the users in use by the suspects and by the outcome of the various observation services , control and shadowing carried out by the Carabinieri of the Operational and Radiomobile Unit of the Policoro Company and the Montalbano Jonico Station, allowed identify a woman, believed to be an accomplice of the two robbers, and reconstruct the entire criminal action.
In particular, the two perpetrators of the robbery, after having stationed themselves near the tobacconist waiting for the right moment, they broke in when the shutter was only partially open and there were still no customers inside, while the accomplice, driving a car, was waiting for them in a small street behind the business. Threatened ed attacked the owner, who suffered injuries, after having grabbed the proceeds amounting to 600 euros, fled on foot. Reached shortly afterwards by the woman, together they moved away from the municipality of Montalbano Jonico. During the investigations, the woman, in order to hide or ensure her impunity for herself and her accomplices, caused the car used by her to be set on fire.
Once the ritual formalities have been completed, the two men were taken to the Matera prison, While the woman was placed under house arrest, always in the consideration that the investigations carried out so far are in any case in the preliminary investigation phase, and require subsequent procedural verification in the cross-examination with the defence.
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