A nighttime Carabinieri operation in central Naples led to the report of a 14-year-old from the Casoria area after officers stopped him in Piazza del Plebiscito with a metal knuckle-duster.
According to Il Mattino, with supporting accounts published by ANSA and local outlet Cronache della Campania, the teenager told officers he had brought the object to take or post a selfie or social-media story. The reports also describe him apologizing to officers.
He was reported for carrying a weapon or an object capable of causing offence. The retrieved sources do not report a conviction, and the final procedural outcome is not stated.
The minor has not been identified by name in the retrieved material, and no independent police statement is included in those reports. The wording differs slightly between accounts — "selfie" in some, "story" in others — but all describe the same stated social-media purpose.
Wider nighttime operation
The stop was one part of a broader nighttime control operation in central Naples. According to the reports:
- Three other people, aged 23, 50 and 31, were reported after being found with knives. The knives were seized.
- Two alleged illegal parking attendants were reported.
- Several people were referred to the Prefecture in connection with suspected drug consumption.
- Officers also issued numerous traffic-code sanctions.
What the reports confirm — and what they do not
Confirmed: the location was Piazza del Plebiscito, the teenager was 14 and from the Casoria area, and the object found was a knuckle-duster.
Not confirmed: the retrieved material does not say why the teenager had the knuckle-duster beyond his reported statement, does not provide further detail on where it was obtained, and does not state what happened after the report.
