After two days of intense searches, the twenty-one-year-old Dutchman accused of having stabbed to death his father and a family friend in Montaldo Mondovì, in the Cuneo area, was captured by the carabinieri .

The young man, who had fled in the woods of Val Corsaglia, was found in a small church in the Cappella area, near the town of Torre, with his clothes still stained with blood. He had taken refuge in the small building to shelter from the heavy rains.

Sacha Chang , indicated as a person with some psychiatric problems, had been on the run since August 16 when, according to the first reports, during an altercation he killed his father, Haring Chain Fa Chang, 65, and the friend of family who was hosting them for a short holiday in their home, the Dutch doctor Lambertus Ter Horst, 60 years old, known in the village as "Bert".

Sacha had been spotted along a stream, then lost track of him. The area involved in the searches was not very large, but impervious and covered with dense vegetation. The carabinieri, with the consent of the judiciary, had released the photo and a description of the fugitive. The administrations of the Municipalities concerned had invited citizens to exercise caution and canceled the street events .

The Changs had been in Montaldo Mondovì since 10 August. They had previously visited the lake area in Lombardy. On 16 August they were on their way back to Holland.

Lambertus Ter Horst, a doctor with studies in Harderwijk and Hierden, in the Netherlands, had bought the Montaldo house in 2019 and, after having renovated it, he spent his holidays there. In the village he had formed excellent relationships with several people. He reportedly explained to a woman that young Sacha was "having a difficult time" .

(Unioneonline/vl)