Overview

• The attack occurred on August 19 along the Vivi Natura path in San Damaso, where the victim was pushed from her bike, bound and sexually assaulted, and her e-bike was stolen.
• Police arrested a 20-year-old Italian citizen of Moroccan origin on accusations of aggravated sexual violence, aggravated robbery and aggravated injuries.
• A home search yielded the bicycle fork and clothing allegedly used in the assault, while firefighters later recovered the bike frame from a canal in Castelfranco Emilia.
• Fingerprint comparisons linked the suspect to the victim’s phone and eyeglasses, strengthening the evidentiary trail assembled by the Polizia Scientifica.
• Cell data analysis, combined with the victim’s detailed description and identikit, helped identify the suspect, and an initial court interrogation is expected on Tuesday.