Thursday 12/February/2026 – 08:19 PM
The Italian authorities announced the arrest of a 22-year-old Tunisian man, suspected of being responsible for a series of physical attacks that caused panic in the San Lorenzo neighborhood in the capital, Rome, during the past days.
Details of arrest and legal status
Judicial sources confirmed to “Roma Today” newspaper that the Public Prosecution issued a decision to arrest the young man, who is currently in the hospital under heavy guard by the Carabinieri, “Italian Gendarmerie,” awaiting his recovery to be transferred directly to prison.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the preliminary investigation judge (GIP) to consider confirming the arrest and determining precautionary measures against him.
A record of violence and victims
The victims gave identical descriptions of the assailant, who was described as a young man with a small build and wearing a headscarf, and he carried out his attacks in various places in the neighborhood. Among the most prominent cases were: the beating of two female employees at the Ama cleaning company, the attack on a 12-year-old girl near Villa Mercedi, and the violent attack on a 44-year-old woman with a direct blow to her face while she was riding her bicycle, causing her to have fractures in the bones of the nose and orbit that required urgent surgical intervention.
Political and social repercussions
Gianluca Bugino, municipal advisor for social policies, revealed that the accused lacks official residency or international protection, and had previously been issued multiple deportation decisions that were not implemented, noting that the aggressor’s legal status prevented him from obtaining the necessary health or social care before these crimes occurred.
For her part, the mayor, Francesca Del Bello, warned against media exaggeration and politicization of the issue by some content makers on social media, stressing that the neighborhood needs radical solutions to the problems of lighting, security and social integration, instead of the showy pursuit of criminals.
Local community feedback
Meanwhile, local associations in San Lorenzo organized a public meeting to discuss the deteriorating security situation, with residents calling for improving street lighting and intensifying security patrols, stressing the need for preventive intervention to deal with people suffering from disturbances or hardship before they become a source of danger to society.
