９４歳女性が虚偽の強盗通報、「人との触れ合い」求めて　伊

【ローマＡＦＰ＝時事】イタリア北部レッコで８日、孤独な年金生活を送る９４歳の女性が「人との触れ合い」を求めて、虚偽の強盗被害を通報した。警察が２１日、明らかにした。（写真は資料写真）
　警察は「罪のないうそ」として、刑事責任を問うことなく処理したという。
　通報を受けた警官は、女性の自宅を訪問して慰め、翌日もケーキを持って様子を見に訪れた。
　警官は話しているうちに、女性が人とのちょっとした触れ合いを求めていて、誰かと悲しみや寂しさを分かち合いたかったことに気付いた。女性には近親者がおらず、翌週老人ホームに入居しなければならないことに「ひどく動揺」した様子だったという。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】

〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/04/21-13:17）

A 94-year-old Italian pensioner who felt lonely falsely reported a burglary to get officers to respond and keep her company, Italian police reported Tuesday.
Police said they did not press charges against the woman, dismissing her false crime report as a harmless lie.
The incident took place on April 8 in the northern province of Lecco, according to statements on Instagram and on the Lecco police website.
The officers who responded to the woman's call and visited her at home comforted her and came back the next day to check in on her and offer cakes.
Chatting with her, they realised that she wanted a bit of company ... and to share all her sadness and loneliness, police said.
The woman was said to have no close relatives and appeared deeply upset at the prospect of having to move into a retirement home the following week.
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