He stole a tile from the floor of a 19th-century room in the Royal Palace of Caserta . The watchful eye of the video surveillance cameras pinched him in the act.
Thus a 42-year-old from Castel Volturno was reported for the crime of theft of cultural heritage . The object was then returned to the director of the Reggia Tiziana Maffei and can now be relocated to its original location . As revealed by the videos, the man would have arrived alone at the Palace on April 16, shortly after 3 pm. As he passed through the door of the Sala delle Battaglie, he stepped on an unfixed tile from the floor. He thinks about it, goes back a few steps, bends down and takes the "forbidden souvenir", hiding it in a yellow envelope to then continue the visit.
Upon closing, the coordinator of the museum site's surveillance service realized what had happened and the Carabinieri were immediately called. Within a few days, the perpetrator of the theft was identified and blocked by the military, who then proceeded to search his home, where the precious tile was found.
(Unioneonline/vf)