Two people were detained by
police overnight in relation to the homicide of Desiree
Mariottini, a 16-year-old girl found dead in an abandoned
building in Rome's San Lorenzo district last week, sources said
Thursday.
Investigators believe that Desiree was drugged and gang raped
while unconscious before she died.
The suspects are two Senegalese nationals who do not have
legal permits to be in Italy - Mamadou Gara, 26, and Brian
Minteh, 43.
They are suspected of sexual violence in a group, selling
drugs and voluntary manslaughter, along with other people.
A third person has also been tracked down in relation to the
case and investigators are evaluating the position of that
person.
Sources had said the police were trying to track down two
other suspects, in addition to the two people detained.
"Two illegal immigrants held last night for the rape and
death of Desirée, two others are wanted," Interior Minister and
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said via Twitter.
"Thank you to the police. I will do everything so that the
worms guilty of this horror pay in full for their vileness, with
no discounts".
Fellow Deputy Premier and Labour and Industry Minister Luigi
Di Maio said Thursday that Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi's powers
should be boosted following the case.
"It's time to give more powers to the mayor of Rome," Di Maio
told Radio 24.
"Rome has no rivals in Europe in terms of its complexity and
size".
Raggi is a member of Di Maio's 5-Star Movement (M5S).
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