The mystery of the thief without identity. Who five years ago stole some precious items from a jewelery shop in the historic center of Sassari and lost track of him. But a 47-year-old from Alghero was accused of the act and ended up on trial on charges of theft and for which prosecutor Antonio Piras, yesterday in court at the end of the discussion, asked for 3 years and 6 months in prison.
The woman was pointed out by the owner of the shop who thought she had recognized her in some mug shots shown to her by the police. An identification that the defense lawyer, Stefano Carboni, questioned, bringing out the biggest inconsistency in the accusations. Because his client, shortly before the crime was committed, was in the Catalan city to collect a notification from the police station. And he would have had to go at great speed to the Turritan capital, steal, and return to Alghero where his mother claimed he was with her shortly afterwards.
The key evidence, the video surveillance images contained in a CD, could not be viewed due to a technical problem, and the photos extracted, according to the lawyer Carboni, bore very little resemblance to the 47-year-old. In the end, judge Sara Pelicci pronounced a sentence of acquittal "for not having committed the crime". The mystery remains as to who the real perpetrator of the theft is.
