MilanoVisually impaired man attacked and robbed on tram: State Police arrest two men.

The State Police, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Ordinary Court of Milano, performed a Pre-trial detention has been ordered against two Moroccan citizens, aged 29 and 42, for aggravated robbery committed in August against a 55-year-old visually impaired Italian citizen.

In the afternoon of August 12, aboard tram 15, in via dei Missaglia near the ATM stop “Missaglia – Feraboli”, The 55-year-old, disabled man, was repeatedly hit in the face, then thrown from the car and kicked and punched by a Moroccan couple who stole two bags containing visual aids (such as lenses and video magnifiers) worth approximately 2.000 euros., owned by the victim, and then fled.

Following the robbery, the victim was transported to the “HUMANITAS” hospital of Rozzano, where she had been taken in charge with an orange code, with several bruises on the face, lips and chest, also presenting several abrasions on both elbows and a torn shirt. The man was later discharged with a seven-day prognosis.

The "Falchi" police officers of the Milan Flying Squad, after a complex investigative activity, managed to trace the identity of the two Moroccans with multiple criminal records, aged 42 and 29, who were notified of the restrictive measure on 11 September last at the "Francesco di Cataldo" prison in Milano, where they were already detained for another reason.

The two men had been arrested on August 15th for resisting arrest by patrol officers because, after attempting to escape on a stolen scooter in an attempt to evade a stop, they had violently attacked the police officers once stopped.