He waited for his sister under the house and when she came down with the little dog he asked her, as on other occasions, for money. A quarrel was born then Alberto Scagni, 42, stabbed 34-year-old Alice - a mother of 14 months - with at least 17 blows. Finally he escaped, with his clothes stained with blood and the knife in his hand.
The femicide that took place on the evening of May 1st in Genoa, in the Quinto district, is reconstructed in its details by the investigators who arrested the brother on charges of aggravated premeditated voluntary homicide.
He felt a deep grudge towards his sister and family in general because of financial aid that was denied him and he also suffered from a form of persecution mania , probably linked to the use of alcohol and soft drugs. Alberto Scagni was convinced that someone was spying on him , there are numerous posts on Facebook in which he refers to this idea, and several times he had his apartment in Sampierdarena reclaimed, to eliminate any bugs.
Just a few days ago he had also published a photo: behind him a baseball bat and a knife, perhaps the one used to kill his sister. And, it became known, he had previously tried to set fire to the door of his grandmother's house, who lives in the same building, after receiving a "no" to the request for money. In general he had bad relations with all his neighbors and had put in place a series of teasing: he stuck toothpicks in the intercom to make it ring , he made noises in the middle of the night, accused the condominiums of things they had never done. All episodes reported to the police.
In these days the hearing will be held for the validation of the arrest, the man could give his version of the facts and explain why, two nights ago, he hurled himself with that knife at his sister.
(Unioneonline / ss)
