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Milan Teen’s Death Prompts Manslaughter Charge in Drug-Linked Stabbing

Prosecutors will upgrade the 26-year-old suspect’s charge to voluntary manslaughter following the boy’s death from chest wounds sustained during a drug purchase dispute.

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Overview

  • The 13-year-old was stabbed on May 16 in Milan’s Porta Venezia area while attempting to buy drugs and had been in intensive care at Fatebenefratelli hospital.
  • A 26-year-old Cuban man was arrested the night after the attack in Pozzuolo Martesana and is held in San Vittore prison under a judge’s pretrial detention order.
  • Investigators recovered the 20-centimeter knife used in the stabbing from a field in Pozzuolo Martesana as part of the ongoing probe.
  • A Rottweiler found in the victim’s car was also stabbed during the incident and later died at a veterinary clinic.
  • Public prosecutor Francesca Crupi confirmed she will amend the charge to voluntary manslaughter now that the boy has succumbed to his injuries.