In recent days, the Flying Squad arrested a 61-year-old man, seriously suspected of having committed a robbery inside a supermarket, located in the Contesse area of Messina. The facts date back to 25 September 2023, when 112 NUE was reported to a robbery perpetrated by a person, misrepresented and armed with a gun, who, after having accessed the business, pointed the weapon at the address of the cashier having the money contained in the cash register delivered, approximately 1,500 euros. The immediate acquisition of the cameras inside and outside the supermarket allowed the staff of the Anti-Robbery Section of the Flying Squad to view the frenetic phases of the robbery; subsequent investigative investigations made it possible to identify the man as the alleged perpetrator of the robbery.
On the basis of the elements of responsibility collected by the Police, the Public Prosecutor’s Office requested a restrictive measure from the investigating judge, who agreed with the evidentiary framework presented and applied the measure of precautionary custody in prison against the suspect. The above, for the purposes of the exercise of the right to freedom of the press, constitutionally guaranteed and in compliance with the rights of the suspect who, in consideration of the current phase of the preliminary investigations, is to be presumed innocent until the irrevocable sentence which ascertains his responsibilities and with the clarification that the trial, which will take place in cross-examination with the parties and the defenses before a third and impartial judge, may also conclude with proof of the absence of any form of responsibility on the part of the suspect.
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