Prosecutors are investigating a
deadly Milan fire on Thursday night in which three young people
were killed on slaughter charges, judicial sources said Monday.
The emporium managed by a Chinese family was destroyed in a fire
in the night between Thursday and Friday, leaving two brothers
aged 17 and 18 and a 24-year-old dead.
The three were sleeping in the large store, which was also used
as a showroom for furniture and did not have a safety exit.
Investigators coordinated by Milan chief prosecutor Marcello
Viola and State attorney Luigi Luzi suspect the emporium was
intentionally set on fire after the owner's parents received
threats both the day before and the morning of the fire, on
September 12, which were reported to Carabinieri police.
Under the Italian criminal code, a slaughter charge punishes
those who "carry out acts endangering the public with the aim of
committing murder" which cause the "death of multiple people".
The charge carries a life sentence.
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