lynched by the crowd in Palermo, dozens of policemen to save him

Dozens of people gathered under a building shouting, insulting, throwing objects and finally attacking with clubs, kicking and pushing a man who the police in riot gear are trying to take away. They are the incredible scenes of a lynching attempt took place yesterday in the Zen 2 neighborhood of Palermo where a man has been accused of molesting a 5-year-old girl. There were real guerrilla scenes on Wednesday afternoon after someone reported the harassment of a local man, a 62-year-old who allegedly lowered his trousers to show his genitals to a 5-year-old girl.

The hunt immediately began for the man who escaped and managed to find refuge in an apartment in Via Agesia in Syracuse, but here he was chased by a large group of people who were then joined by many other residents when the news spread. is widespread in the neighborhood. Dozens arrived at the house and they threatened him and also destroyed his car.

It was necessary to save the 62-year-old the intervention of dozens of police officers in riot gear with helmets and shields. The threats to the man continued despite the heavy presence of police and carabinieri. Even when the policemen moved to escort the man towards a police car to take him to the police station, they still started pushing, shoving and punching which also hit the officers.

The man was finally reported for obscene acts in a public place while several policemen were injured. “One suffered a head wound and needed stitches, another received a blow to the head, two others suffered spinal trauma and various bruises” explain the police unions, denouncing: “The officers were victims of a violent stone-throwing. People who were in the surrounding areas ran up and took advantage of the pretext to throw kicks, punches and blunt objects at the policemen”.