Railway police arrest alleged serial rapist

(ANSA) - Bologna, January 7 - Police said Wednesday they have arrested an alleged serial rapist on charges of sexually assaulting women at two railway stations in what were termed "particularly brutal" attacks.
    Polfer railway police identified the suspect as 31-year-old Costantin Cristian Cunpasano, a homeless Romanian national.
    Cunpasano was jailed on charges of sexual assault, battery and robbery in connection with the rape of a 25-year-old Russian woman attacked on the tracks of Bologna railway station December 10.
    The suspect also is under investigation in the December 27 sexual assault and robbery of a young woman at Ferrara city station.
    In both cases he allegedly approached the victims with ploys to win their trust, in one case helping to carry luggage and in another offering to acquire drugs.