Overview

• Alessio Tucci, 19, is detained on an aggravated murder charge after confessing to killing his 14-year-old ex-girlfriend Martina Carbonaro in an abandoned building in Afragola
• Tucci admitted he struck Martina with stones when she rejected his embrace, then concealed her body under debris and joined search efforts to divert suspicion
• The Naples North prosecutors have appointed a specialist for an autopsy on June 3 to establish the exact cause and timeline of Martina’s injuries
• Prosecutors in Cagliari have reopened the 1995 death of 16-year-old Manuela Murgia and placed her former boyfriend Enrico Astero under investigation, with technical tests on preserved clothing scheduled
• Both cases have sparked nationwide outrage, driving solidarity for the victims’ families and renewed calls from officials and activists for tougher action against violence toward women