Overview

• Police detained four children aged 11 to 13 at a makeshift via Selvanesco encampment after linking a stolen Citroën to the hit-and-run that killed 71-year-old Cecilia De Astis
• Distinctive T-shirt designs captured on CCTV led investigators to trace the suspects and recover matching shirts and stolen items during camp searches
• The Procura per i minorenni has received the investigation file under juvenile-procedure rules that treat under-14s as non-imputable
• Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has demanded immediate eviction and demolition of the camp, while Mayor Beppe Sala pointed to the closure of 24 camps since 2013 and accused critics of opportunism
• The case has intensified debates over Milan’s camp management, spotlighting clashes between municipal and prefectural authority, past eviction efforts, and the risk of stigmatizing Roma communities