Overview
- Carabinieri arrested two 17-year-olds and two 16-year-olds on counts of attempted murder, unlawful weapons possession and aggravated injuries.
- Investigators say the group confronted two visitors from Chiavenna around 3 a.m. on Via Salasco after an earlier joking remark at a Porta Romana McDonald's about carrying weapons.
- The 24-year-old who intervened for his friend was pepper‑sprayed, stabbed in the chest and head, and beaten while on the ground before being saved by emergency responders.
- Surveillance reviews reported by investigators indicate the assailants mocked the gravely injured man as they fled.
- Three suspects have prior records for thefts and robberies; all four are under precautionary custody at the Beccaria juvenile facility as inquiries continue.