They pretended to be postmen to defraud an 88-year-old woman but were arrested by the Flying Squad of Reggio Calabria who was on the trail of two individuals believed to be responsible for a similar episode. The two, Claudio Maddaloni, aged 29, e Salvatore Presutti, of 25, both of Napoli, are accused of fraud and theft in a home and by snatching.
The woman was contacted by a person who pretended to be a nephew, named Guido, who asked her to pick up a package at the post office in Via Venezia, in the city center. The parcel was reported in a second phone call made on January 8 by an accomplice of the arrested men who introduced himself to the old woman's son as the post office manager.
Taking advantage of the absence of the woman's son, who had gone to Via Venezia to verify the strange request, Maddaloni, according to the prosecution, showed up at the old woman's house while Presutti was waiting for him in the car. Pretending to be the postman, the young man asked for a payment of 5.500 to receive the package.
Elderly woman defrauded in Reggio Calabria: two Neapolitans arrested
Not having the sum in cash, before hastily leaving, Maddaloni had her hand over gold jewelry, even managing to steal rings that the woman was wearing. Once in the car, the two were stopped almost in real time by the police. They were on board a Fiat Tipo for which there was a report and a complaint for a similar fact that occurred on January 5 to the detriment of another elderly woman.
Maddaloni spontaneously handed over the stolen jewels and immediately confessed to having defrauded the 88-year-old together with Presutti. The arrested man said he had received the task from a person he had met the day before in Piazza Mercato in NapoliThe latter, whose name he did not provide, also reportedly gave him other addresses of potential victims.
A list of elderly people that the agents of the Flying Squad led by Alfonso Iadevaia, found on Maddaloni's phone who, according to investigators, did not tell the whole truth. Starting with the accomplices, among whom there would be a insider in Reggio Calabria. At the request of the Prosecutor's Office headed by Giovanni Bombardieri, the investigating judge validated the arrests and ordered their detention in prison.
Article published on 13 January 2024 - 12:54
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