Overview

• Christian Persico, 36, admitted responsibility during the arrest-validation hearing for the death of Tina Sgarbini in Montecorvino Rovella.
• The GIP of Salerno convalidated the arrest and imposed custody in prison on suspicion of homicide.
• A forensic examiner reported death by external mechanical asphyxia, with the exact method to be determined by autopsy.
• Investigators recorded signs of a struggle and blood in the apartment, with scene traces and CCTV being analyzed.
• Persico was located near San Pietro after a search and taken into custody on Saturday; Sgarbini leaves three children from a previous relationship.