Thrown from his motorcycle and then beaten: Moroccan man attacked by six men in Italy

The ambush took place on Tuesday evening in Osnago, a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy. The victim, a 27-year-old Moroccan man, had arranged to meet someone near a public park when he arrived there on his motorcycle.

His attackers, meanwhile, are believed to have traveled by car. According to initial information reported by Il Giorno, they allegedly struck the young man’s motorcycle to make him fall before attacking him relentlessly.

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There were at least five of them, perhaps six, and they were also reportedly Moroccan. Once their victim was on the ground, they kicked and punched him.

Some witnesses also claim to have seen a machete during the attack. However, investigators have not confirmed the presence of this weapon at this stage.

Left unconscious after the attack

The beating was particularly violent. The Moroccan man suffered, among other injuries, a leg fracture and facial injuries. His attackers then fled, leaving him unconscious at the scene.

Emergency services were alerted, and the young man was treated by medical teams before being rushed to Alessandro Manzoni Hospital in Lecco.

Despite the severity of his injuries, his life is not in danger.

The Brivio carabinieri have opened an investigation to identify the members of the group. According to the initial information gathered, some of them may have come from the neighboring province of Bergamo.

Investigators are also seeking to determine the precise motive for the attack. The main hypothesis raised at this stage is that it was a settling of scores linked to drug trafficking.

Settling-of-scores attacks targeting Moroccans have already led to shootings in Italy. In that previous case, a young Moroccan man was notably shot in the leg before three suspects were eventually arrested.

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In Osnago, no arrests have been announced so far. The carabinieri are now attempting to reconstruct how the ambush unfolded and identify the five or six men who allegedly took part in the attack.