A report published Oct. 18 says a 13-year-old boy was involved in an attack on a homeless man in Sanremo, Italy, on the night of Oct. 7-8, 2026. The incident was reported in Piazzale Vesco, in the Porto Vecchio area of the city.
According to the supplied report, the boy poured gasoline on a sleeping man and set him on fire while trying to take the man’s backpack. The source describes the boy as being of Tunisian origin. It says accounts of the incident were based on surveillance footage, but the material provided does not describe what the footage shows or identify who reviewed it.
The headline and report characterize the boy as not criminally liable because he is 13. The supplied text does not explain the applicable Italian legal provisions, identify a court or other authority that made a determination, or provide details about any proceedings or official statements. It also does not say whether the boy has been charged, detained or placed in another form of care.
The report offers no information about the victim’s identity, the extent of his injuries, his medical treatment or his current condition. It likewise does not provide comment from the victim, police, prosecutors, the boy’s family or legal representatives. The source material is brief, so those details cannot be independently assessed from the information provided.
The incident, as described, involved a sleeping homeless person and an attempted theft. Beyond the reported sequence of events and the age-based assertion in the headline, the source supplies no further chronology, investigative findings or response from Italian authorities.
