The trial for the murder of Giovanni Fresi , beaten to death on December 26, 2023 in Arzachena , opened this morning in the Assize Court in Sassari. The defendant is his son Michele , who was present in the courtroom and who attended the entire hearing standing , staring at the Court.
The public prosecutor of the Tempio Prosecutor's Office, Gregorio Capasso, defined this case as a " family tragedy ". Michele Fresi that day, before hitting his girlfriend in the face and killing his father, had taken a huge quantity of drugs . After the murder he had also seriously injured two carabinieri.
The victim's partner, Fresi's girlfriend, assisted by the lawyer Giampaolo Murrighile, and the two carabinieri were constituted as civil parties. One of the two soldiers , assisted by the lawyer Jacopo Merlini, suffered irreversible damage to one eye .
Pierfranco Tirotto, who is defending Fresi, has requested an expert assessment of his client's condition, but the Court has reserved its decision.
Next hearing on December 12 .
