Overview
- Police say a 37-year-old Romanian man without a fixed residence tried to seize a one-and-a-half-year-old girl outside the Esselunga on via Corridoni around 1 p.m. on February 14.
- The suspect allegedly grabbed the child by the legs and attempted to drag her toward the store before the mother, father, passersby, and supermarket security immobilized him.
- Officers secured the scene and took the man into custody, later booking him on aggravated kidnapping and aggravated bodily injury charges.
- Hospital examinations found the child suffered a fractured femur attributed to the force used during the attempted abduction.
- Authorities report the motive remains undetermined as investigative and judicial proceedings continue.