“Let’s be clear my client is tall, brunette and has an ample breast and is therefore going to naturally be sensuous when she applies cream to her chest.“

~Gianluca Arrighi, defence lawyer.

The Italian sunbather was arrested after the mother of two boys reported her topless sunbathing to police because the way she applied suntan lotion was “troubling” her sons aged 14 and 12.

The 26-year-old woman, identified only as Luisa under Italian privacy laws, was questioned by officers after they were brought to the scene by the mother.

Mr Arrighi said, “this may well have attracted the attention of the women’s two sons but it should not lead to my client being convicted. She is amazed that she is being condemned for simply sunbathing topless.”