Swiss Teen Girl Caught Vandalising Rome Colosseum With Her Initial

A second incident involving a tourist vandalising the world-famous Colosseum in Rome has emerged. The Independent reported on a Swiss teenage girl who was caught carving her name on the walls of the ancient amphitheatre.

The 17-year-old girl was caught doing the act by a local tour guide, who managed to film her engraving the letter N in the walls of the world-famous landmark.

Girl Caught Vandalising Rome Colosseum

The news outlet Repubblica Roma quoted the local tour guide as saying that this was the first time he managed to film an act of vandalism at the Colosseum. He added that he had witnessed several people who had done this, including some who had even ripped parts of the wall. David Battaglino said that once people even spat on him for scolding a boy for vandalising the property.

Battaglino reported the act of vandalism with video proof to the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The teenager and her parents are reportedly being questioned by the police regarding the incident.

The girl’s parents had said that she was just a kid and that she wasn’t doing anything wrong. However, it was possible that the family could be fined up to €15,000.

This is the second incident in recent times. Just weeks ago, at the end of June, a man was caught vandalising the Colosseum. The tourist from the United Kingdom triggered massive outrage after carving the name of his girlfriend into the ancient stone.

The man was identified as Ivan Dimitrov, a resident of Bristol. He was filmed engraving his and his girlfriend Hayley Bracey’s initials into the 2,000-year-old, world-famous building.

Clips of the same scene went viral before Italy’s Carabinieri tracked the couple in Bulgaria, after which Dimitrov begged for forgiveness.

He issued an apology letter, which was published in Rome’s Il Messaggero. The apology letter was addressed to the prosecutor’s office and Rome’s mayor, Roberto Gualtieri. He alleged that he was not aware of the structure’s age or the seriousness of his misdeeds. He expressed his heartfelt and honest apologies to Italians and to the world for the damage caused to the world-famous monument, which is the heritage of all humanity. He shared how deeply embarrassed he was and regretted his act.

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