The victim was Carlo Cacioli, 64, from Arezzo. One of the access points to Rena di Matteu has been closed for at least two years; emergency workers had difficulty identifying the area.
Thieves scaled the fence and stole gardening equipment. The incident refocuses attention on the ongoing raids and the flowers being stolen from graves.
The man, who arrived at the venue with a flashing blue light on his car, showed security personnel a fake badge: he was unmasked by soldiers from the Siniscola Company.
Advanced aerial footage captured the mounds of burning vegetation. The blaze was quickly contained and the perpetrator arrested. The incident occurred in the Marmilla countryside.