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Nine Daspo Issued in Rieti After Bus Driver’s Death as Probe Targets More Ultras

Prosecutors widen the probe with DNA tests on six more ultras, with three suspects awaiting a custody hearing.

Overview

  • Rieti’s police chief issued nine stadium bans to Sebastiani Rieti supporters following the fatal stoning of the Pistoia fans’ bus driver.
  • Eight bans run five years and one lasts eight years, and the three jailed suspects will be served notice in prison to start the Daspo process.
  • Alessandro Barberini, Kevin Pellecchia and Manuel Fortuna remain in custody on accusations including voluntary homicide, with prosecutors seeking confirmation of their arrest and continued detention.
  • The public prosecutor ordered DNA testing for at least six additional ultras, signaling a possible expansion of the case beyond the three detainees.
  • Reports of recorded self-incriminating remarks attributed to two suspects remain unconfirmed by the prosecution, while a preliminary exam indicates a rock shattered the windshield and likely severed the driver’s carotid pending autopsy results.