Man arrested for Sharon Verzeni murder

(ANSA) - ROME, AUG 30 - Police in the night between Thursday and Friday arrested a 31-year-old Italian man suspected of murdering Sharon Verzeni near Bergamo on the night of 29-30 July.
    The man appeared in footage filmed by security cameras in the town of Terno d'Isola as he was quickly leaving an area near the crime scene on a bike.
    According to investigative sources, the arrested suspect, identified as Moussa Sangare, who was born in Italy and has Maghrebi origins, said he had a "sudden raptus" and killed Verzeni.
    "I can't explain why it happened, I saw her and killed her", he is reported to have told the police.
    Carabinieri police investigating the fatal stabbing of Verzeni had long examined images of surveillance cameras in the area to identify him.
    Investigative sources on Friday said the man does not reside in Terno d'Isola and appeared not to know the victim.
    He allegedly committed the murder without an apparent motive.
    The stabbing was not connected to a rape attempt, a robbery nor was it drug-related or had anything to do with the Scientology courses the victim allegedly attended, investigators said.
    Prior to the arrest, police questioned Verzeni's boyfriend Sergio Ruocco on several occasions but he was not placed under investigation.
    Ruocco is now living with Verzeni's family who have always insisted she was murdered by a stranger.
    Deputy Premier and Transport Minister Matteo Salvini, leader of the League party, commented the arrest in a post on social media: "Moussa Sangare detained, North African origins and Italian citizenship, suspected of having killed poor Sharon.
    "I hope light will be shed as soon as possible and, in case he is guilty, an exemplary sentence, without leniency.
    Congratulations to the Carabinieri!", concluded Salvini. (ANSA).