Man arrested for assaulting nun in church in central Rome

He attacked a nun in a church in central Rome. The man, a 27-year-old from Nigeria, was arrested by the police. It happened yesterday morning, when a nun who was in a church near Largo di Torre Argentina saw a man enter the building and wander around suspiciously while trying to hide his face with the hood of a sweatshirt. Slapping and punching the nun When she kindly asked him to leave, the man, without even responding, attacked her and hit her in the face with punches so hard that she lost her balance. The nun’s screams as she fell to the ground attracted the attention of some passersby who immediately came to her aid and alerted the authorities. Thanks to the descriptions, the officers of the Volanti section managed to intercept and stop him shortly afterwards. He was taken to the offices of the I District Trevi Campo Marzio, arrested for aggravated assault and taken to the security rooms of the police headquarters pending direct trial. This morning the judge confirmed the arrest.