“I was sleeping when they set me on fire. Then I got on the train. I only got off a few stations later”, the homeless man’s story to the officers, once he arrived in Rome from Anzio.
“They set me on fire while I was sleeping“. This was reported by a 42-year-old man who lives homeless in Anzio. It was there, in the coastal city, that the episode allegedly took place. The 42-year-old, after waking up and realizing what was happening, immediately boarded the train, perhaps to escape to the authors of the vile act. Once he landed in Rome he was promptly rescued and transported to the Sant’Eugenio hospital, where he was treated and given given 30 days of prognosis.
The escape from whoever had set him on fire
KR, these are the initials of the homeless man of Indian nationality, was at the Padiglione station when he got on the train which, via Formia, crosses the Rome-Naples line. The forty-two year old his trousers were already burnt when he got on the convoy. He was already seriously burned, with significant burns, especially on the neck and legs. His life was not in danger, but once rescued his injuries were assessed with a red code.
The story of the 42 year old
“I was sleeping when someone set fire to me“, he told the police officers. It happened before noon yesterday, Thursday 25 April. “I was sleeping on a bed under an overpass near the tracks.” “Then I immediately got on the train and only got off at the Villa Claudia station“, he explained. There he was rescued and transported to hospital in Rome by ambulance.
He took refuge in a van and caught fire: a 45-year-old was seriously burned on the body, hands and feet
Investigations underway
The case was taken over by the agents of the Anzio police station who, after having collected his testimony, are carrying out inspections at the station, looking for traces of burning. The images from the video surveillance circuits in the area are also being examined.
