Kidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balcony
Summary
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old Italian man wanted over a 1977 kidnapping, escaped house arrest in Buenos Aires by abseiling from a fifth-floor balcony. Argentine authorities say he tampered with his ankle monitor so it would keep transmitting after he removed it, and a nationwide search is under way.Key Facts
- Bertulazzi was sentenced in absentia in Italy for the 1977 kidnapping of naval engineer Pietro Costa.
- Costa was held for 81 days by members of the Red Brigades, a far-left militant group.
- Bertulazzi was under house arrest while awaiting extradition to Italy.
- Officials grew suspicious when his ankle monitor appeared to remain stationary.
- Police found the monitor in his apartment after Bertulazzi had escaped.
- Italian media reported that his last appeal against extradition had been rejected.
- Bertulazzi was arrested in Argentina in 2002, received refugee status in 2004, and was arrested again in 2024.
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