An Italian footballer has actually been imprisoned for beating his ex-girlfriend to death with a hammer, baseball bat and a bench after she reported him for stalking.
Giovanni Padovani, 28, was handed a life sentence for killing Alessandra Matteuzzi, 56, outside her home in August 2022 inBologna
.
Alessandra was on the phone to her sibling Stefania who heard her screams as she was beaten with a hammer, a baseball bat and ultimately a bench Padovani had actually gotten.
The previous centre-back, who bet Sancataldese and is likewise a previous design, assailed Alessandra after his group informed him to keep away from a training session.
Stefania informed a regional television station: ‘She left her cars and truck and began shouting, “No Giovanni, no, I beg you, help.”
‘ I was on the phone. I instantly called the [police] who got here immediately.’
After the set separated, Padovania bombarded her with messages and calls, triggering her to report him for stalking.
But he continued to undermine her cars and truck, detach her meter from outside your home and even attempted to go up her terrace.
A neighbour stated: ‘She was very afraid of him because he had become persistent and she didn’ t wish to let him in your home.’
Padovani attempted to inform the court he was not in a healthy mindset at the time of the attack.
He stated: ‘If I was totally lucid and capable I should have life in jail. But if you think about that there is something irregular, anomalous, in the conduct, then no.
‘I wasn’ t well, due to the fact that an individual who is well does not eliminate another person. I remain in a problem, I’m sorry, this is a larger concern than jail.’
Stefania burst into tears as she left the courtroom, stating: ‘Alessandra is no longer here, my sister is no longer here.’
Bologna Chief Prosecutor Giuseppe Amato rejected allegations of judicial carelessness after lots of declared the justice system stopped working to safeguardAlessandra
.
He stated the examination into Alessandra’s stalking grievance was stopped briefly as witnesses were on vacation.
‘We did what we could,’ he stated, stating at the time it appeared to be ‘the typical conduct of bothersome stalking’.
Get in touch with our news group by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, examine our news page
MORE: Police officer stabbed in the neck in scary attack inside station.
MORE: Woman is conserving heart-shaped potato for Valentine’s Day supper.
MORE: Man who stabbed music supervisor to death over phony watch is imprisoned for 31 years.
Get your need-to-know.
most current news, feel-good stories, analysis and more
This website is secured by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service use.
