Overview
- The incident occurred Sunday afternoon on Via Carracci near Bologna’s main rail hub, and the infant was uninjured because she was secured in the stroller.
- Parents and nearby passersby intervened immediately and alerted police, preventing the removal of the child.
- Using descriptions from witnesses, officers from the Bolognina-Pontevecchio station located the suspect in Villa Angeletti and made a rapid arrest.
- Reports describe the detainee as an unaccompanied minor of Gambian origin housed in a local community, according to police accounts cited by media.
- Authorities booked the youth on suspected attempted kidnapping and resisting a public official, and the Siulp union praised the speed and professionalism of the response.