Moussa Sangare, 31, the man arrested
on Friday for the murder of Sharon Verzeni, had a knife throwing
target at home shaped like a person, investigative sources have
said.
The cardboard target was seized by investigators as evidence,
the sources said.
Investigators believe Verzeni's murder was premeditated.
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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