Man 'robbed 38 times' shoots thief dead in Italy

Published November 29, 2018
Fredy Pacini who owns a tyre shop in Monte San Savino in Tuscany gunned down a 29-year old Moldovan after reportedly being robbed 38 times. —Photo courtesy TPI News
Fredy Pacini who owns a tyre shop in Monte San Savino in Tuscany gunned down a 29-year old Moldovan after reportedly being robbed 38 times. —Photo courtesy TPI News

Italian police launched an investigation Wednesday into the death of an intruder who was shot after breaking into the premises of a man who had reportedly been robbed 38 times.

Fredy Pacini, who owns a tyre shop in Monte San Savino in Tuscany, was accused of excessive use of force in self-defence after gunning down a 29-year old Moldovan.

Pacini had taken to sleeping in his shop after a series of thefts, and was woken by noise in the early hours of Wednesday.

He fired several times at the victim, who was with a second man who managed to escape, police said.

“Being a robber is a dangerous job. Am I wrong??? Self-defence is always legitimate!” Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, head of the far-right League, said on Facebook.

“My solidarity lies with the Tuscan shopkeeper who was robbed 38 times,” he said.

His comment sparked a political backlash in Italy, with opponents on the left accusing him of inciting violence. But a hashtag supporting the businessman, #iostoconFredy (#I'mwithFredy), went viral on social networking sites.

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