Alarm was raised last night in Iglesias , where a 44-year-old resident of Carbonia , already known to the police, was arrested after striking a young woman in the back and then stealing her cell phone before fleeing . The man is charged with robbery and aggravated assault.

The incident occurred inside a home in the city center, where the 44-year-old was staying with an acquaintance. According to the reconstruction, at the height of an argument, the situation quickly escalated: the man grabbed a baseball bat and struck the young woman in the back. Immediately afterward, he violently stole her cell phone and fled into the surrounding streets.
The immediate intervention of the Carabinieri, alerted by the call for help to 112, allowed them to launch a rapid search in the surrounding area. The attacker's escape was short-lived: the officers located and apprehended him a few hundred meters away , finding him still in possession of both the recently stolen smartphone and the baseball bat.
The stolen goods were promptly returned to the victim, while the baseball bat was seized. The young woman , transported by paramedics to the emergency room , was treated for her injuries and immediately released.
The man was taken to prison in Uta , where he will be placed at the disposal of the informed Judicial Authority.
(Unioneonline/vl)

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