ROME – Italian police have arrested an 80-year-old great-grandmother suspected of drugging and robbing easily fooled victims for years to feed her gambling habit.
Vittoria Benetti was detained after her last victim, a 70-year-old woman travelling in the same train compartment, identified her in a photo, the Italian media reported at the weekend. Benetti drugged her with a cup of coffee and then escaped with 1 000 euros (660 pounds) which she promptly spent at a casino in neighbouring Slovenia.Benetti’s criminal record for a string of frauds and swindles and her obsession for gambling made it easy for the police to track her down, newspapers said.- Nampa-ReutersBenetti drugged her with a cup of coffee and then escaped with 1 000 euros (660 pounds) which she promptly spent at a casino in neighbouring Slovenia.Benetti’s criminal record for a string of frauds and swindles and her obsession for gambling made it easy for the police to track her down, newspapers said.- Nampa-Reuters
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