Overview

• Rome’s Squadra Mobile has advanced its reconstruction of the July 7 intrusion at the Appia Antica residence.
• Investigators identified one intruder as an Italian born in 1991 recognizable by a glass eye, while the second suspect is still being sought.
• External cameras show the pair breaching the fence, arriving and fleeing in a Fiat Panda shortly before 19:00, as the guard fired warning shots.
• The leading hypothesis holds that the break-in was planned for a moment when the villa would be empty and was derailed by a late change in schedule.
• The guard has self-suspended as inquiries continue with no arrests, and police are also examining potential links to other summer burglaries in north Rome.