Overview

• Judge Marcella Pinna confirmed Emanuele Ragnedda’s arrest and ordered custody in Nuchis after a detailed hearing where he answered prosecutors’ questions.
• Ragnedda reiterated his confession, claimed he acted in self-defense, said he had been drinking and using cocaine, alleged the victim held a knife, and expressed remorse.
• Carabinieri RIS found extensive blood traces in the house, signs of attempted cleanup, and a small amount of white powder; the body was partially undressed and some clothing was recovered inside.
• Investigators say key items remain missing, including the victim’s phone, as they reconstruct a multi‑hour gap after the pair left a Palau nightclub where they were seen together.
• Prosecutors have charged him with aggravated voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse, and forensic and lab tests will seek to clarify cause of death and whether sexual violence occurred.