Overview
- Video captured Russian tourist Alexandra Doketova clinging to a motorcycle passenger who tried to steal her phone, as motorists and pedestrians intervened in broad daylight.
- Buenos Aires police detained one suspect at the scene and arrested the alleged accomplice a few hours later after tracking him through the city.
- Subsequent raids on the suspects’ homes recovered about 10 mobile phones that authorities say were stolen.
- Police reported both men have prior criminal records, though a court later ruled they should not be held in custody.
- Doketova suffered head injuries but is recovering, and the widely shared footage has fueled public outrage and calls for stronger protections.