Overview

• The victim, 30-year-old Santo Salvatore Giambattista Re, worked at the Quaranta pastry shop and died of stab wounds after being taken to Cannizzaro Hospital.
• Police arrested the 37-year-old Zimbabwean operator at the scene in Piazza Mancini Battaglia on charges of aggravated homicide.
• The unlicensed attendant, who lacks a residence permit, had a prior conviction in 2019 for assaulting municipal wardens during an illegal parking operation.
• Investigators have not yet determined what triggered the dispute on Lungomare Ognina that led to the stabbing.
• Public prosecutor Fabio Scavone has opened a formal inquiry and scheduled the victim’s autopsy to shed light on the circumstances of the killing.