A 17-year-old boy was arrested on
Thursday morning on suspicion of murdering a girl his age whose
body was found in a shopping trolley next to a garbage container
in the northwestern Primavalle district of Rome on Wednesday
evening.
The suspect, of Sri Lankan origin but born in the Italian
capital, allegedly stabbed the girl to death in the apartment
where he lives before disposing of her body in a trash bag in
the trolley.
Investigators say the two were not going out and that the
victim, who has been named as Michelle Maria Causo, from Rome,
was not pregnant.
Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri said on Thursday he was "deeply
shocked by the brutal murder", describing it as "yet another
unacceptable femicide".
"Michelle's friends and acquaintances say she was a cheerful
girl who loved life and study, known to everyone in the
neighbourhood," Gualtieri wrote on social media.
"At this time of sorrow, I want to express my deepest
condolences to her family, friends and all the people who loved
her. Our whole city stands in solidarity with the Primavalle
community in the face of this terrible and unjust death that has
deprived a young woman of her future," he continued.
"We strongly condemn gender violence in all its forms. We must
all strengthen our commitment to fight it, prevent it and
support the women who suffer it," concluded the mayor.
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