Lawyers: Men Arrested Over Attack on Journalist Ranucci Did Not Know Him
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Police arrested some men in Italy. The men are linked to an attack on a journalist. His name is Sigfrido Ranucci. He works for the TV show Report.
The men went back to see the prosecutors. Prosecutors are lawyers who work for the state. They ask questions about crimes.
The men have their own lawyers too. A lawyer helps people in legal problems. The lawyers spoke to the media.
The lawyers said their clients did not know Ranucci. They also said their clients did not know a man called Lavitola.
The lawyers said there was no mafia method in the case. Mafia means criminal groups that use violence.
People are now looking at the role of a man near Lavitola. This man is called a factotum. A factotum is a person who does many jobs for someone.
Vocabulary15 words
- prosecutors
- lawyers who work for the state and investigate crime
- lawyers
- people who help others with the law
- mafia
- a criminal group that often uses violence
- factotum
- a person who does many jobs for one person
- attack
- a violent action against someone
- arrested
- stopped by police because of a crime
- suspects
- people who police think did a crime
- journalist
- a person who writes or talks about news
- case
- a legal problem that police look at
- role
- the part someone has in an event
- linked
- connected to something
- questioning
- asking many questions
- media
- TV, radio, and newspapers
- clients
- people who a lawyer helps
- state
- the government of a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. A journalist 2. They did not know Ranucci or Lavitola 3. False
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Police arrested some men in Italy. The men are linked to an _____ on a journalist. His name is Sigfrido Ranucci. He works for the TV show _____.
The men went back to see the _____. Prosecutors are lawyers who work for the state. They ask questions about crimes.
The men have their own _____ too. A lawyer helps people in legal problems. The lawyers spoke to the media.
The lawyers said their clients did not know _____. They also said their clients did not know a man called _____.
The lawyers said there was no _____ method in the case. Mafia means criminal groups that use violence.
People are now looking at the role of a man near Lavitola. This man is called a _____. A factotum is a person who does many jobs for someone.