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Rome Detains 11, Including 5 Minors, in Torture Case Tied to June Housing Blast

Prosecutors say the group enforced drug debts with extreme violence in a Massimina garage.

Overview

  • Carabinieri executed two precautionary orders targeting six adults and five minors on allegations that include torture, kidnapping, extortion and explosive-related crimes.
  • GIP judges Livio Sabatini and Paola Manfredonia issued the measures at the request of the anti-mafia directorate and the juvenile prosecutor’s office.
  • Investigators report that in January victims were abducted from their homes, bound and beaten in a Massimina garage, with boiling water poured on them, causing serious injuries.
  • The inquiry began after a March drug arrest and gathered elements linking suspects to the June 30 Primavalle explosion that collapsed the entrance of an ATER building.
  • Custody measures place the six adults in prison, two minors in a juvenile institute and three in community care, with all suspects reported as Italian citizens.