Mr. Bruno, 94, of Sicilian origins but a resident of Via Washington in Milan since 1958, did not hesitate to intervene to save his neighbor, who was the victim of an attempted rape. On the afternoon of May 10, a 42-year-old doctor knocks on Bruno's door, asking for assistance. In fact, a 23-year-old foreigner had broken into her home and attempted to rape her after violently beating her. Bruno then held the assailant at gunpoint with his dog chaser so that the approaching carabinieri could arrest him. Yesterday, the President of the Region, Attilio Fontana, presented him with a small sculpture representing the Rosa camuna, Lombardy's highest honor. Today, the doctor, who was attacked, reports that she is in good health, reports Bruno. "I've seen her several times, she's been treated well, and her colleagues have helped her get back on track." "We must not hesitate in these moments," Bruno adds. "I saw the woman on the ground, crying and bleeding, saying she had this wrongdoer in the house. With the dog chaser in hand, I entered the home and subsequently bounced the bewildered man I encountered. The carabinieri then 'packaged' him and took him away."
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