A 22-year-old young man from Cugir, an alcoholic and ethnobotanical user, snatched a gold chain from an 85-year-old woman who was walking on crutches on the street

A 22-year-old young man from Cugir, an alcohol and ethnobotanical user and with several antisocial acts, will go to prison for 3 years after committing a robbery. Daniel B. attacked an 85-year-old woman and ripped a gold chain from her neck. “In the notification act it was shown, in essence, that on 20.08.2023, around 21:00, at night, after approaching the 85-year-old injured person, taking advantage of the obvious state of vulnerability due to her age and health, he approached her, and then, by pulling it from her neck, the defendant deprived her of a chain with a cross, goods made of gold.

Then he hurriedly left the scene with the stolen goods on him, causing a damage in the amount of 1,500 deli”. it is claimed in the indictment of the prosecutors.

The victim stated that he was approached by a young man, who asked him for help, and when he asked him what to help him with, he pulled the gold chain and crucifix from his neck, pushed her and ran towards Primaverii Street in Cugir.

“From the minutes of the viewing of the images, it appears that a male person, with a beard, dressed in dark clothing, i.e. a shirt with unbuttoned buttons, pants and a cap with the peak turned back, at one point headed towards str. Spring, being followed by a female person, who moved with sticks, this being identified as the injured person.

During the hearing as the defendant, he admitted committing the act, showing that he approached the injured person, who was walking with crutches, and when he saw the chain, he pulled it, at which point it broke.”, it is stated in the decision of the Alba Iulia Court of March 6, 2024.

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To pronounce the sentencing decision, the magistrate took into account the seriousness of the crime committed and the dangerousness of the criminal. “It is found that the defendant, although he is 22 years old, has committed numerous crimes, most of them directed against the patrimony, but also crimes committed by violence, for which the courts have ordered different educational measures, from the measure of daily assistance to internment in a detention center.

The fact that the defendant did not understand to correct his behavior but, on the contrary, chose to consume alcohol and ethnobotanical substances, with the consequence of committing a new crime directed against an elderly person, who moved around using sticks, denotes a total lack of interest with regarding the negative consequences of his actions.

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The court has serious reservations regarding the possible conduct of the defendant to the extent that a non-custodial measure would be ordered, as long as he did not hesitate to pull the chain of an elderly person, who was moving with great difficulty.

Consequently, it is noted that the only way to individualize the sanction to be applied is the execution of the sentence to be applied to the defendant in detention,” the judge also stated. The young person can appeal the decision to the Court of Appeal.