Overview
- Police arrested 36-year-old Croatian national Marin Jelenic in Desenzano del Garda after a nationwide alert, identifying him by fingerprints because he carried no documents.
- Prosecutors in Bologna, led by Michele Martorelli, accuse Jelenic of murder with the aggravating factors of acting for “motivi abietti” and committing the crime near a railway station, with custody moved to Brescia pending convalidation.
- Investigators seized two knives from the suspect for laboratory analysis, reviewed CCTV showing him trailing victim Alessandro Ambrosio, and say the attack came from behind with robbery considered unlikely.
- After the stabbing, Jelenic rode a regional train toward Milan, was taken off at Fiorenzuola for disruptive behavior and briefly identified before any alert had been issued, then traveled on to Milan and later to Desenzano where he was detained.
- Rail unions held an eight-hour regional strike and a vigil at Bologna’s station as officials spotlighted security in station areas while the autopsy and broader inquiries continue.