Lucrezia Ciotti The youngest of the minors identified after the clashes and looting that rocked central Milan is just 11 years old . The boy was identified through videos shared on social media and tracked down by the Carabinieri at his school. Since he is under 14, he cannot be charged with crimes, but the incident could be reported to the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office and social services.
Minors involved in clashes in Milan: what the law provides: a 16-year-old has also been identified.
From a judicial perspective, the eleven-year-old cannot be prosecuted because, according to Italian law, anyone under the age of 14 is not criminally responsible . The matter could, however, be reported to the Juvenile Prosecutor's Office and social services for their appropriate assessment.
Investigations into the riots have also led to the identification of a sixteen-year-old boy located in Desio, Brianza, accused of stealing a police officer's cap during the clashes on Saturday, October 17. He is charged with various crimes including devastation, looting, theft, and contempt for the Armed Forces.
The child's case is part of a broader picture: according to data released by the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office and Juvenile Court, 35 minors were arrested over the weekend , most of whom are 15 or 16 years old.
Thirty-one of them, according to the statement from judicial authorities, had no criminal record. This information helps to outline the scope of the incidents, for which the images collected during the looting and violence continue to be examined.
"He was there to make money." Clashes in Milan: Who is the 11-year-old boy who went viral on TikTok?
The youngest of the minors identified after the riots that rocked central Milan is just 11 years old. According to Il Mattino , he is Italian of Moroccan origin and lives in the Barona neighborhood. The boy was identified by the Carabinieri thanks to images recorded during the vandalism and looting that occurred over the weekend between Piazza Cairoli and Via Dante. The officers tracked him down at the school on the southwest outskirts of the city , where he is in seventh grade . In some videos, which have gone viral on social media, he appears wearing dark clothing and his face covered by a balaclava , walking away from a clothing store targeted by protesters.
In one of the sequences, he was found to be carrying several items of clothing and belts with their tags still on them ; in other images, he was apparently captured near a burning bicycle and a burning trash can. This behavior attracted the attention of online users, especially after a video was released in which the young man appears to realize he's being filmed and reacts defiantly to the camera.
" He causes a lot of trouble ," say some first- and eighth-grade students interviewed by Corriere della Sera . In class, he has a group of peers following him, while others prefer not to clash with him. After cell phone footage of the clashes was released, some at school reportedly began teasing him for his short stature: " But he laughs, it's always fame ." According to his classmates, the eleven-year-old was apparently uninterested in the reasons behind the protest against the high cost of living: " He went there to cause trouble and get rich; the stuff he took is easy to resell ."
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