Overview

• A 60–61-year-old woman was robbed and sexually assaulted at dawn in Rome’s Tor Tre Teste park before reaching home to alert authorities.
• Carabinieri detained a 26-year-old Gambian at Roma Termini after matching surveillance images, shoes and cap, followed by a positive photographic identification by the victim.
• The suspect, described by police as irregular in Italy, reportedly confessed and said he acted under the influence of drugs obtained in the Quarticciolo area.
• Investigators traced movements from the park toward Quarticciolo and Termini using CCTV and cell data, and they are examining biological traces recovered on the victim and in the green area.
• Officers are checking bus cameras and potential fences for the stolen phone, while the victim will be re-interviewed and local officials renew calls for stronger policing of isolated public spaces.