Three people have been convicted for the armed robbery of an attorney in Pagani, in which the victim was forced to hand over a Rolex watch and the keys to his Audi A6.
The ruling was issued by the preliminary hearing judge, the Gup, of the Nocera Inferiore Tribunal in abbreviated proceedings. The three defendants received sentences of 8 years and 3 months, 7 years and 1 month, and 6 years and 2 months.
What happened on Corso Ettore Padovano
The robbery occurred on 11 March in a private car park on Corso Ettore Padovano in Pagani.
According to the reports, the attorney was threatened with a firearm and forced to surrender his Rolex and his Audi A6. Two perpetrators approached the victim directly, while a third person was positioned in a Fiat Panda and later helped with the getaway.
How investigators found the suspects
The investigation moved quickly after the robbery.
The Audi's satellite anti-theft signal led investigators to an area near the Marcello Torre stadium. An off-duty Carabiniere followed two masked people and helped officers locate all three suspects at a residential complex on Via Sorvello.
SalernoToday reported that the three suspects were located and arrested within roughly an hour. Investigators recovered the Audi, the watch, the keys, disguises including balaclavas and a wig, and another vehicle that had been reported stolen.
The victim later publicly thanked the Carabinieri of Pagani and Nocera Inferiore for their rapid intervention.
The investigation and the trial
The investigation included biological examinations carried out by the RIS of Rome and evidence intended to clarify the individual roles of the three suspects. After the validation hearings, two suspects received house arrest and one was placed under a residence restriction.
The case then proceeded in abbreviated proceedings before the Gup of Nocera Inferiore, ending with convictions for all three defendants.
The available reports identify the defendants only by the initials A.T., C.I., and G.C.
What remains open
Several points remain unresolved in the published reports. The firearm used in the robbery was not recovered.
The motivations for the judgment had not yet been filed at the time of the Il Mattino report, and the precise division of roles among the three defendants remains incompletely described in the available material. The reports also state that the defense could appeal, so the convictions may not be final.
