Moussa Sangare, the 31-year-old
arrested for allegedly killing Sharon Verzeni, is closely
monitored by guards in a cell at the prison of Bergamo,
investigative sources said on Saturday.
He is being followed by psychologists at the prison.
After confessing to the murder on Friday, Sangare is not
speaking and has only asked the guards for water, the sources
said.
On Friday, Bergamo prosecutor Maria Cristina Rota said Sangare
had given "a full confession". "Tonight, at the end of a very
intense investigation, we were able to identify the man on the
bicycle" seen in video footage from surveillance cameras fleeing
the crime scene who, "when questioned, fully confessed" the
murder of Sharon Verzeni, said Rota. Sangare, 31, was born in
Milan to parents from the Ivory Coast, investigators said. He is
unemployed and lives in a town just a few kilometres away from
Terno d'Isola where the murder occurred. Prosecutors requested
his arrest over fears he might reiterate the crime, hide
evidence or run away. Sangare reportedly wanted to become a
rapper and had collaborated with well-known musicians like Izi
and Ernia. He had a police record for domestic abuse against his
mother and sister and was living in an occupied building in the
town of Chignolo d'Isola when he was found by Carabinieri police
and arrested. He told investigators that he had a "sudden
raptus" and could "not explain" why he killed Verzeni, whom he
didn't know, saying he was "sorry", according to investigative
sources. Investigators, however, believe the murder was
premeditated as he had left home with four knives and had
allegedly threatened two teens on the night of the murder on
29-30 July before stabbing 33-year-old Verzeni to death.
Prosecutors have urged the teens to come forward and testify.
Sangare also told investigators where he hid the murder weapon
in Medalogo, close to the Adda river, and the Carabinieri
police's RIS forensic unit is examining it. Prosecutors on
Friday said the murder was not motivated by religion nor was it
a terrorist act. State attorneys are also evaluating whether
similar murders have been committed in the past in the area,
according to investigative sources. Meanwhile after Sangare's
arrest, Verzeni's partner Sergio Ruocco said that, "after a
month of uncertainty, the news has given us a bit of relief
because it cancels all insinuations against us". Ruocco, who
cohabited with the victim, a 33-year-old beautician who worked
at a bar, was questioned several times by police but was never
placed under investigation. "Nobody will give me back my Sharon
but I will always keep her memory alive and I know this will
help me to continue my life".
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