Romania: Romanian man says he attempted to kidnap child in Italy because he (…)

February 23, 2026

Romanian man says he attempted to kidnap child in Italy because he “thought she was a toy”
Feb 23, 2026

Romanian man says he attempted to kidnap child in Italy because he “thought she was a toy”.

The Romanian man who tried to kidnap a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in Italy earlier this month told judges he had thought she was a plush toy. The man, 46-year-old Emil Mortu, repeatedly grabbed and pulled the girl before he was stopped by her father and security agents at a Bergamo (…)

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