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Milan Gae Aulenti Stabbing: 59-Year-Old Confesses to Random Attack at 'Symbol of Economic Power'

Investigators say CCTV images led to his identification when his twin sister recognized him.

Overview

  • Anna Laura Valsecchi, 43, underwent hours of surgery at Niguarda and remains in intensive care with her prognosis reserved, though she is no longer in immediate danger.
  • Carabinieri arrested Vincenzo Lanni, 59, in a budget hotel on via Vitruvio after roughly 10 hours of searches, recovering clothing matching surveillance footage, and he is held for attempted murder.
  • In a nighttime interrogation before the Milan prosecutor, Lanni confessed and said he targeted a location he viewed as representing economic power and selected the victim at random.
  • Authorities say Lanni was expelled from a Varese-area recovery community days earlier and previously received an eight-year prison term plus psychiatric custody for near-identical 2015 stabbings in the Bergamo area.
  • Prosecutors are verifying why he was removed from the rehabilitation program and checking for any other recent assaults, with additional evidence including a discarded jacket found near viale Famagosta.