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Woman using wheelchair robbed of phone in Naples
A 34-year-old woman with a disability was robbed in the Vasto district of Naples, Italy.
The phone was in a bag attached to the wheelchair she uses to get around.
Police said a man approached her, took the phone and fled.
The woman was not injured.
The robbery involved a personal device taken directly from her wheelchair.
Carabinieri are investigating to identify the person responsible.
A 34-year-old woman with a disability was robbed in Naples’ Vasto district.
A man took the smartphone from a bag attached to her wheelchair and fled, according to the Carabinieri.
The woman was not injured.
Investigations are under way to identify the person responsible.
- Who
- A 34-year-old woman with a disability was robbed; the suspected robber was described as a foreign man.
- What
- Her smartphone was stolen from a bag attached to her wheelchair.
- When
- The report was published on 11 October 2026; the exact time of the robbery was not stated.
- Where
- The Vasto district of Naples, Italy.
- Why
- Not stated.
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ANSA reported that the woman had been approached, robbed of her smartphone and left uninjured.
Investigations were under way to identify the person responsible.
- Victim
- 34-year-old woman with a disability
- Location
- Vasto district, Naples
- Stolen item
- Smartphone kept in a bag attached to her wheelchair
- Injury
- The woman was not injured
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