Overview

• Judge Tommaso Perna convalidated the arrest of Gianluca Soncin, 52, and recognized aggravating factors including premeditation, stalking, futile motive, cruelty and the intimate relationship.
• Soncin remains in custody in isolation after declining to answer the GIP’s questions, with his lawyer saying he is not lucid.
• Investigators seized multiple knives, cutters, several blank‑firing pistols and keys from his home in Cervia, with checks underway on whether the keys match the victim’s.
• Prosecutors and the judge describe a preplanned attack enabled by a duplicate key, with witnesses reporting the victim’s calls for help before police forced entry.
• The order characterizes the motive as possessive and notes the victim suffered numerous non‑fatal wounds before dying, underscoring the cruelty finding.