Moments of fear erupted in Bosa, where an 18-year-old man was arrested for attempted robbery by the Carabinieri after threatening a woman with a knife to get her purse.
The young man, his face covered by a balaclava, allegedly waited for the victim, hiding on the corner of Viale Giovanni XIII, before surprising her and demanding she hand over her bag.
When she refused, the young man allegedly held a knife to the victim's throat. A short distance away, an Italian Army soldier stationed in Macomer, off duty, witnessed the scene and intervened, confronting the attacker.
The eighteen-year-old then fled through the town streets. The officer immediately alerted the Carabinieri of the Macomer branch, providing a description of the young man. This valuable information allowed the officers to locate the young man aboard a public bus that had just departed from nearby Piazza Zanetti.
The Carabinieri then reached the vehicle, ordered the driver to stop, and climbed aboard to carry out checks.
The description provided by the Army soldier allowed the young man to be identified among the passengers. During the search, three switchblades and the black balaclava used in the previous attack were found.
The Carabinieri then reconstructed the events of the incident, including by reviewing surveillance camera footage that captured the attack. Following the investigation, the young man was arrested in flagrante delicto.
(Unioneonline)