The trial for the attempted murder of Fabio Piu from Sassari began with a surprise: the defenders of the Roman trapper Elia Di Genova , better known as Elia 17 Baby, presented a recusal motion by the judge of the Court of Tempio who is in charge of the file for the events that took place in Olbia on 14 August 2022.
According to lawyers Pietro and Gian Maria Nicotera, the judge can no longer deal with the trial against Di Genova , because he has somehow anticipated the decision on the case.
The defense indicated in the objection request, addressed to the Sassari Court of Appeal, a sentence contained in an act (a rejection of a request for revocation of the precautionary measure) which would be an anticipation of the judgment.
The judge writes, confirming the imprisonment for the trapper: "Although already convicted of another crime, he did not hesitate to commit another one for completely futile reasons, circumstances denoting, in the same, a total lack of self-control and self-determination".
For the defences, these are evaluations which already contain the final decision . The hearing was held this morning in Tempio: the trapper was connected by videoconference, but the trial was skipped pending the decisions of the Sassari Court of Appeal.
Of Genoa he continues to say he is innocent.
The lawyer Jacopo Merlini, the victim's lawyer, confirmed the establishment of a civil action, Fabio Piu suffered a very serious spinal injury.
Di Genova continues to deny having stabbed the young man from Sassari in the back.