02/13/2021 11:12 PM
Clarín.com
Police
Updated 02/13/2021 11:13 PM
Protagonist of one of the most unusual events so far this year,
the thief without arms or legs
who on Friday snatched the wallet from a woman in the city of La Plata recovered his freedom in the last hours, so he
was barely one day detained.
This was reported by the portal
El Día
.
Although he is accused of both the assault and resistance to authority, the Justice understood that he is in a position to continue the process against him in freedom.
The particular event had occurred on Friday afternoon at the intersection of 6th and 46th streets, in the heart of the city.
A woman in her 40s was walking there, who was pushed by the limbless offender.
"If you don't give me the money I'm going to kill you,"
he would have pointed out.
The victim, also disabled, fell to the ground and the thief took the opportunity to take his wallet.
Local media reported that he was
searched to steal a cell phone
, after which he fled crawling on his knees.
However, the difficulty in getting around and the slowness of his escape allowed personnel from the First Police Station, together with local police, to catch him a few meters away, despite the resistance of the surprise assailant.
According to
El Editor Platense
, after apprehending the thief, the agents
could not handcuff him
since his stumps are located at the elbows in both arms and near the knee in both legs.
After being immobilized, he was transferred to the 1st Police Station waiting to be investigated within the framework of the case for attempted robbery and resistance to authority.
It was learned that the thief is an 18-year-old man from the Buenos Aires town of Isidro Casanova, in the
La Matanza district
.
And that he was in La Plata selling disposable tissues on the public highway.
