A 20-year-old Somali man
stripped naked in the street and raped an elderly woman who was
sunning herself on a beach in the Abruzzo town of Ortona on
Thursday, local sources said.
The man was said to be have a protected status as immigrant.
The attacker first slammed the woman's head against some
large rocks and then forced her to submit to sexual violence,
the sources said.
The woman managed to wriggle free and flee while the
Carabinieri arrived at the scene.
"I was afraid he wanted to kill me, but luckily I managed to
break free," said the 68-year-old at a hospital where she was
treated for cuts and bruises and severe concussion.
Anti-migrant League leader and Interior Minister Matteo
Salvini tweeted: "20-year-old Somali man, who arrived in Italy
on a migrant boat, goes around NAKED and then attacks a
68-year-old woman, injuring her and using sexual violence on
her. These are the thanks for getting protection from Italy!
WORM!"
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