Stock image of Italian police vehicle (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) A young Irish tourist is recovering after a teenager allegedly sexually assaulted her then ripped an €8,000 Rolex from her wrist. The accused, who is just 18, has already admitted stealing the watch from the victim who was holidaying in northern Italy but denies sexually assaulting the woman. He claims he stole the Rolex because he has an addiction to the luxury watch brand and even has one tattooed on his wrist.
Read more: Irish tourist dies after falling from hotel balcony "I am addicted to them," he told police after he was arrested and informed them where he had buried the watch. The woman was attacked while holidaying in northern Italy in recent days. The victim, who is 26, was targeted in the resort of Milano Maritima, 25kms south of Ravenna on the east coast on Wednesday of last week.
Reports say she had been out clubbing in the resort with her sister and friends when she was attacked as she headed back to her accommodation. The attack happened at around 4am as the woman bent down to unlock a bicycle she was using to return to her hotel. Police say the teen - who has no previous convictions and comes from a well off family in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, followed the victim from the club for several minutes before pouncing on her.
Police allege that the teen grabbed the woman, sexually assaulted her and then grabbed the watch from her wrist before fleeing. The victim was thrown to the g.