'13-year-old with autism bullied, attacked'

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 16 - Three teens between the ages of 12 and 14 have received an official warning issued by the police commissioner of the Campania city of Caserta for bullying a classmate with autism, police sources said Wednesday.
    The police investigation kicked off after the parents of the victim, aged 13, reported the case to the authorities in May 2023.
    The teen was allegedly insulted and verbally and physically attacked by a small group of classmates who are not criminally liable because of their age.
    On one occasion, the group even forced the 13-year-old to undress, according to the sources.
    Because of the bullying, the victim was forced to take antidepressants, they said. (ANSA).