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Ex-Husband Arrested After Lettomanoppello Killing and Bar Standoff in Turrivalignani

Investigators are probing a suspected femicide after the ex-husband’s swift capture by the Carabinieri.

Overview

  • Victim Clelia Mancino, 66, was shot dead in the street near a pharmacy in Lettomanoppello in the late afternoon.
  • Police identified the suspect as her ex-husband, Antonio Mancini, with reports listing his age as 69 or 70.
  • He fled to a bar in nearby Turrivalignani, barricaded himself, and fired shots without injuring anyone before being detained.
  • Carabinieri units from the Compagnia di Popoli and the provincial operational unit responded and made the arrest.
  • Reporting describes the suspect as having prior convictions, and Il Messaggero says the handgun was stolen from a prison police officer in 2011.