Overview
- Security cameras captured the attack around 7:30 p.m. Thursday as the girl walked a few meters ahead of her mother in Palermo.
- An officer who witnessed the incident stopped the man but let him go minutes later after verifying he carried a disability card.
- The accused’s mother arrived and said her son has developmental delay, according to reports from the scene.
- Authorities ordered photographs of the disability certificate and took statements, while SAME performed a clinical check on the child.
- Outlets differ on key details, with the girl’s age reported as 6 or 7 and one report alone identifying the suspect as a 22-year-old Venezuelan.