Monza man killed in stabbing following domestic dispute

A 34-year-old man residing in Monza was fatally stabbed following a violent dispute on the evening of Monday, October 26, in via Pisacane. The altercation reportedly began inside the victim's apartment and moved to the building's landing.

Investigators state that the suspect, a 38-year-old Ecuadorian man with no fixed abode, temporarily left the scene to retrieve a kitchen knife from a nearby restaurant. He then returned and attacked the victim with multiple stabs. The victim, who was already known to law enforcement and under special public security surveillance, was transported to San Gerardo Hospital in critical condition but died shortly after arrival.

Carabinieri officers apprehended the suspect near the scene; he was reportedly in a state of physical and mental alteration and sustained minor injuries to his hands and leg. The murder weapon was recovered from a hedge a short distance from the building. The suspect has been detained and taken to the Monza prison as investigations continue under the coordination of the Monza Public Prosecutor's Office.