A diamond with an estimated value of around 3.5 million euros replaced with a fake one.

Violetta Caprotti, daughter of Bernardo, the historic founder of Esselunga supermarkets who died in 2016, reported the disappearance of her precious stone.

For the theft, but it could also be a scam, the Milanese investigators are investigating who have opened an investigation to find out who stole that diamond of such great value. Violetta Caprotti was heard in the offices of the Milan prosecutor's office, accompanied to the Palace of Justice by her lawyers, as a witness and complainant.

According to what could be reconstructed on the undercover investigation into the "fraud pool" conducted by the prosecutor's judicial police, the woman had brought the diamond, set in a ring, from the retailer where it had been purchased in the past (a gift from the father, apparently) to replace the setting.However, when they started working on the diamond, the shop managers contacted her to tell her it was fake.

Hence the dispute with Caprotti. The file currently appears to be the responsibility of unknown persons.

(Unioneonline/D)