In Verona, Italy, police arrested six Moroccan men accused of torturing and disfiguring the face of a 26-year-old fellow compatriot on May 28th, according to reports from Italian news outlets.
The 26-year-old victim was targeted in a punitive expedition after he reported the six Moroccan men for their involvement in an assault on two Somalis, an event that took place ten days earlier.
One of the two Somalis allegedly assaulted by the Moroccan suspects jumped into the Camuzzoni canal in a desperate bid to escape their violence and remains missing.
The 26-year-old victim reportedly attempted to save him but was unsuccessful, but reporting the crime to the authorities later resulted in him being targeted.
The alleged attackers, compatriots of the victim, reportedly targeted the 26-year-old in a nighttime ambush.
According to local news reports, the victim, who was asleep in an abandoned building at night, was bound and subjected to a brutal assault with clubs and bottles. This attack resulted in significant injuries, including permanent facial disfigurement.
Also, the assailants allegedly prevented the victim’s escape and stole his smartphone and €400 in cash.
A friend of the victim returned to the makeshift shelter at that very moment. However, identifying him as a friend of their target, the group of Moroccans reportedly surrounded, assaulted, and robbed him of his phone and any cash he was carrying.
Five of the six suspects were apprehended by police in Verona on Friday, but the last suspect was apprehended later.
All six face charges of torture, aggravated robbery, inflicting serious bodily harm, and permanent facial disfigurement of the victim. Authorities also recovered the substantial amount of cash during searches linked to the arrests.
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