The video of the cruel robbery of the Recoleta pensioner: he was shot for a fake watch

Yesterday afternoon, a motorcycle shot down to EL, a 93-year-old retiree steal the watch he was wearing, an imitation of the brand rolexat the corner of Guido and Rodríguez Peña, Recoleta area, a few meters from the russian embassy and some Spanish Consulate.

Today, footage of the event was released. In the video, taken from a security camera, and already in the hands of the authorities, you can see how the thief, his face hidden by a motorcycle helmet, is waiting for the pensioner walking with his cane. There, he intercepts it, tears it away. The pensioner resists. At this moment, the criminal shoots him. The watch already in his possession, the offender boards his motorcycle and leaves. The pensioner, on the ground, crawls to try to reach it.

After the robbery, the neighbors who were assisting the victim, former president of a family business dedicated to the real estate trade and domiciled a few meters from the scene, called 911 on the sidewalk. Immediately, the staff of the 2A neighborhood police station arrived. the City and SAME. The victim was taken to Fernández Hospital, without the risk of losing his life, according to official sources. Yesterday he was released at 10:55 p.m., according to the same sources.

The file to clarify the fact is in the hands of prosecutor Marcelo Solimine.

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