The searches of the carabinieri after the robbery and the dog Victor, the positive hero of this sad story
Sara Silvestrin: «When he entered I recognized him immediately». Victor, the dog that raised the alarm, was decisive
PEDAVENA. “I saw that boy grow up, I am sorry for him and for his family. I don’t know how, but I think the Pedavena community should try to help him ». Words of understanding are those uttered by Sara Silvestrin, the day after the robbery that saw her in the role of victim together with her brother Fabrizio and two representatives who were in the florist at that time. The flower girl is behind the counter of the family shop, the fright is now set aside.
The reflection on the incident remains: «When he entered the shop, despite being misrepresented, I recognized him immediately and I was frankly surprised by his aggression. I don’t know what went through his mind. The important thing is that we are all fine, no one was hurt. I think anyone who is a parent can understand the complicated situation the boy is in. I don’t feel like criticizing because I know the grandmother and also the father and mother of the young man and I know they are good people ». Sara Silvestrin has also promised herself to visit the young man’s grandmother, precisely to try not to put too much weight on the story and bring her solidarity as a parent.
Justice, meanwhile, is running its course, and this morning at the Juvenile Court of Venice, the validation hearing is scheduled. The judge will decide the destiny of the boy. The robbery, even if it had been successful, would have yielded a few tens of euros. After having threatened everyone present in the florist with a sort of machete, the boy fled on foot, putting the crate container in a backpack.
Pursued on foot by a person who lives near the Silvestrin shop, the young man tried, unsuccessfully to sow him, until he got rid of the backpack with the stolen goods first, and shortly afterwards of the long knife he had used to reach out. at the cash register. The backpack was found almost immediately by the carabinieri of the Feltre company and by the witness himself among the vegetation on the road side. The machete was also found on the same Wednesday evening, again in the same area. The searches of the military therefore have been fruitful. In this regard, the examination of the images of a private video surveillance system that keeps an eye on a courtyard where the boy has tried a diversion in the hope of losing his track to the pursuer could have helped. The courtyard is located right next to the place where the robber had thrown his backpack and knife.
The mayor of Pedavena, Nicola Castellaz, who made a very brief statement, saddened by the incident: “I offered my solidarity to Sara Silvestrin, but the whole context saddened me a lot because the boy and his family are also an integral part of our community”. The positive hero of this whole sad story is the dog Victor, a bull terrier who with his growl and barking alarmed the boy who thus noticed the robber fleeing with his backpack. chased him: «It’s true», confirms the owner Viola Fadda, «Victor usually never barks and this sudden growling and barking in an agitated tone alarmed my boyfriend who noticed that the boy was running away».