He had attempted to rob a petrol station at the end of March, but the manager reacted by hitting him with a punch and the robbery had failed. In the scuffle, the robber had injured the manager’s hand with a knife blow.
THE ARREST
A month later, the man was brought to justice. The Police, who conducted investigations to identify the perpetrator of the robbery, yesterday carried out the precautionary custody order issued by the judicial authority. The robber, a forty-four-year-old convicted felon with numerous criminal records was locked up in the pendent district prison in Ragusa.
The episode had caused particular uproar in Vittoria. The manager of the distributor had suffered a deep wound on his hand between the thumb and middle finger. The police immediately started investigations to identify the robber who had acted with his face covered by a helmet and a scarf. And the investigations had a good outcome. The judicial authority that issued the arrest order was informed.
