Overview

• Parts of a human skull and mandible washed ashore on a Chiavari beach, raising questions about their ownership.
• Forensic analysis led by Prosecutor Alberto Landolfi will determine if the remains belong to Mahmoud Abdalla, the barber decapitated and thrown into the sea in July 2023.
• Ali Mohamed Ali Abdelghani and Ahmed Gamal Kamel Abdelwahab were sentenced to life in November 2024 for Abdalla’s murder and are preparing an appeal.
• Landolfi is set to coordinate with Prosecutor Daniela Pischetola, who manages the original case file, ahead of the October appeal trial.
• Carabinieri investigators who have handled the inquiry since the start are committed to clarifying how the skull fragments emerged and locating the victim’s missing remains.