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Attempted extortion of Fabrizio Corona leads to report against 20-year-old in Milan

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Fabrizio Corona told police that two young men threatened him and his eldest son and demanded 500 euros.
  • Police monitored an arranged meeting in Milan, where a 20-year-old allegedly smashed Corona’s car window with a chain and was stopped.
  • A 24-year-old companion fled but was later identified, while prosecutors reported the 20-year-old without arresting him.

An attempted extortion against photographer Fabrizio Corona was stopped in Milan after threats against him and his son were followed by a demand for 500 euros.

The episode began late Thursday, when Corona received calls and messages from two young men he described as his son’s former friends. He went to a police reporting office around 1 a.m., showed officers the threatening chats and said the pair were waiting for him on Via Noè.

Police followed Corona at a distance as he drove his Range Rover to the agreed meeting place. A 20-year-old, identified as the alleged sender of the messages, arrived and smashed the car’s rear window with a chain without noticing the police vehicles. Officers immediately stopped him.

A 24-year-old friend ran away but was later identified. The prosecutor on duty decided to report the 20-year-old while leaving him at liberty. Italian newspapers Il Giorno and La Repubblica reported the case.

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Originally published by ANSA in Italian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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