Identify the perpetrators of the minicar assaults in Rome

Police have identified and reported the two youths responsible for a series of assaults committed on board a minicar in Rome in early October. The two boys, aged 16 and 17, have been reported while at liberty for attempted murder. They confessed to the incidents, describing them as "pranks" done "out of boredom" to celebrate the sixteenth birthday of the younger one.

The assaults, at least six between October 4th and 5th, took place in the Monteverde and Testaccio neighborhoods and culminated in the serious injury of actor Davide Iacopini. The man, struck by a kick while on a scooter, is still hospitalized in intensive care after two head surgeries.

The case stems from a series of unprovoked acts of violence that occurred in Rome in early October 2026. A group of young people, in a minicar, attacked passersby in various areas of the city, particularly in the Monteverde and Testaccio neighborhoods. The incidents began as seemingly random assaults but quickly took on an increasingly violent character.

The situation escalated on the night between October 4th and 5th, when the violence peaked with the attack on actor Davide Iacopini. The severe injury to the man, which required urgent surgical interventions and hospitalization in intensive care, transformed the nature of the events, leading to the hypothesis of the crime of attempted murder. The Police's investigation, starting from the reported episodes of violence, led to the identification of the two minors, who subsequently confessed to their responsibility.