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Ostia Hammer Killing: Police Arrest 30-Year-Old Grandson After Train Flight

Investigators plan to question a 30-year-old in Rome after tracking him by phone from a Roma–Lido train.

Overview

  • An 80-year-old woman was found dead in her Ostia apartment after neighbors reported screams around 8:30 a.m.
  • Police say the suspect fled on the Roma–Lido line and was stopped near Viale Giustiniano Imperatore by Garbatella using phone geolocation.
  • He is in custody at the Questura with the Squadra Mobile leading the case and the motive has not been established.
  • The mother’s partner was wounded and hospitalized at Ospedale Grassi in non-life-threatening condition, with outlets differing on whether he was attacked in a shop or inside the apartment.
  • Il Messaggero identifies the suspect as Lorenzo Vitali and reports he had recently returned from abroad, details not yet confirmed by other sources.