The soldier was off duty, he was transported in serious condition to San Giovanni Bosco
Turin – An off-duty carabiniere, brigadier of the Oltre Dora company, was stabbed this evening as he tried to foil a robbery in a municipal pharmacy in Corso Vercelli, Turin. The soldier was hit with several stab wounds and was rescued by an ambulance which transported him in serious condition to the San Giovanni Bosco hospital: he was intubated. The soldier is 53 years old. His conditions are serious: he was hit by two stab wounds in the chest, one of which would have affected a lung, and by another slash in the leg. The provincial commander, General Claudio Lunardo, also arrived at the San Giovanni Bosco hospital. What happened has yet to be clarified. What is certain is that he was in the pharmacy to buy medicines, free from service, and he found himself confronted with two misrepresented robbers, who fled after the attack.
According to an initial reconstruction, the two robbers entered the pharmacy wearing the surgical mask. One had a blank pistol. And it was at that point that the sergeant intervened trying to disarm him, and a shot went off. They both fell to the ground and while the soldier was trying to immobilize the bandit, the accomplice hit him with a few stabs.
Colleagues from the Arma went hunting for the two robbers who have disappeared after hitting the sergeant.
Meanwhile, the declarations of the mayor of Turin Stefano Lo Russo arrive: «It is a very serious fact. I will ask the provincial commander of the Arma for updates on the health of the heroic carabiniere, who intervened with a great spirit of service even if not operational. A big thank you to the Carabinieri and I hope that the sergeant can recover soon ». And he adds: “I express my full solidarity with the Carabinieri and my profound closeness to the wounded sergeant” adds the mayor.
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