Overview
- In Bergamo’s Corte d’Assise, Moussa Sangare repudiated his earlier confessions and said he only cycled past as Sharon argued with another man.
- He told the court he panicked after passing the scene, discarded clothing and knives, and modified his bicycle, describing his prior admissions as a story made under stress.
- Prosecutor Emanuele Marchisio cited spontaneous statements made before news coverage that matched evidence, including stab-wound specifics, cuts to a nearby wooden statue and a boy’s PSG shirt, and he referenced a phone image guiding the recovery of a buried knife.
- Forensic investigators found a mixture of Sharon Verzeni’s DNA and Sangare’s on his bicycle, a result the defendant said he cannot explain.
- The presiding judge said those particulars had been corroborated, and Sharon’s family testified that they have seen no remorse and are seeking justice.