She was still alive when she was thrown into the canal. Here are the results of the first phase of forensic examinations on the body of Zoe Trinchero, the seventeen-year-old from Nizza Monferrato (Asti) killed late on the evening of February 6th.
Further analysis will be needed, but this aspect, linked to the "fall trauma," now seems definitively clarified. Despite being punched by Alex Manna, the friend who had retreated to talk with her, Zoe was still breathing as she was thrown into the stream from a height of approximately three meters. For now, pending the preliminary investigations judge's decision, Manna remains in prison for aggravated voluntary manslaughter, but a shift towards the crime of femicide, introduced into the legal system in December, cannot be ruled out.
Uccisa a 17 anni per un no: Zoe Trinchero è stata strangolata e gettata nel fiume
Some mutual friends revealed to "Storie italiane" that the young man had attempted to approach Zoe Trinchero two weeks ago. "From what we understand," they said, "they went alone on Friday evening specifically to discuss this." Killing a woman because she hasn't accepted a romantic relationship is, according to the text in the Italian penal code, one of the circumstances that constitute femicide.
One thing is certain: Manna, in front of the rest of the group, maintained the necessary clarity to accuse an innocent man . "He was there with us, he came down to cry on her and scream 'It's my fault I didn't save her, I left her alone.' He was shaking, he kept crying, and unfortunately, we believed him. He immediately blamed a black boy who, without the police, would have risked being lynched."
A torchlight procession in memory of Zoe is planned for this evening in Nice. It is being organized by the Futura association and the municipality . "It's our 'no' to violence," declared Mayor Simone Nosenzo.
(Unioneonline)