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Criminal investigations in Naples and Italy

Overview

Italian authorities have made significant progress in resolving long-standing cold cases in Naples. The Court of Cassation upheld a 30-year prison sentence for Salvatore Allard regarding the 1986 killing of police officer Domenico Attianese, a breakthrough facilitated by new fingerprint evidence. Additionally, the Naples District Anti-Mafia Directorate secured arrests in the 2009 murder of Mariano Bacioterracino, aiming to clarify the roles of individuals within a criminal organization.

In separate recent developments, police are investigating new violent incidents. In Torre Rinalda, near Lecce, the body of 78-year-old Antimo Mazzotta was found in a well with evidence suggesting he was struck with a blunt object. Meanwhile, in the Decumani district of Naples, a man with a criminal record was fatally stabbed following a brawl. Investigators are analyzing items recovered from the scene, such as a discarded balaclava and a scooter with a concealed license plate, to determine if the incident was a targeted hit.

Entities

Naples · Oscar Pecorelli · Polizia di Stato · Carabinieri · Antimo Mazzotta

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 6 sources
    Police investigate two separate homicides in Italy

    Italian police are investigating two separate homicides: the discovery of a 78-year-old man's body in a well in Lecce and a fatal stabbing in the Decumani district of Naples.

  2. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Naples police investigations yield major breakthroughs in cold cases

    Italian courts and investigators have secured breakthroughs in two Naples cold cases: a 30-year sentence for a 1986 police officer's murder and new arrests in a 2009 homicide.

Sources

certastampa.it · cronachedellacampania.it · cronachedi.it · ilroma.net · notizieaudaci.it · sbircialanotizia.it · telesveva.it · tr24.it