Overview
- Testifying in the Bergamo Assize Court, Moussa Sangare repudiated prior confessions and claimed he only witnessed a dispute before cycling away.
- He told the court he confessed under stress and attributed particulars in his statements to police or media, a claim challenged by the prosecution.
- Prosecutor Emanuele Marchisio highlighted specific, nonpublic details from Sangare’s spontaneous statements that investigators later corroborated.
- Forensic analysis identified a mixed Sharon–Sangare DNA trace on the bicycle he used that night, which he said he cannot explain.
- Sharon Verzeni’s parents and fiancé described their loss and noted the absence of remorse, as the court confirmed the calendar for the closing arguments and sentencing.