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Ex-Partner Admits Repeated Stabbings in Killing of Luciana Ronchi in Milan

The case now moves to custody review and psychiatric evaluation after his interrogation.

Overview

  • Luigi Morcaldi, 64, told Milan prosecutors he has carried a knife for decades and claimed he stabbed Ronchi 14 times while denying premeditation and intent to kill.
  • Police arrested Morcaldi about eight hours after the attack near Parco Nord following witness accounts of a scooter getaway and checks on his phone location.
  • He is held at San Vittore under medium surveillance, with prosecutors seeking custody and a convalida hearing set before judge Lorenza Pasquinelli.
  • Ronchi, 62, was found gravely wounded on Via Grassini in Bruzzano on October 22, underwent surgery at Niguarda, and died that evening.
  • Media report an exclusive surveillance frame to be broadcast on Canale 5’s 'Dentro la notizia' that allegedly shows the suspect dismounting a scooter moments before the stabbing.