Overview
- A judge confirmed custody for 18-year-old Zouhair Atif, citing strong jealousy and possessiveness toward a girl in the case file.
- Defense lawyer Cesare Baldini says he will seek a psychiatric evaluation, describing Atif as deeply distressed and suicidal; the ex-girlfriend reports self-harm scars and claims he "hears voices."
- Investigators are re-interviewing the ex-girlfriend today and continue to verify accounts about a quarrel over a photograph and the precise motive.
- The autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday and a cathedral funeral is expected Thursday with a municipal day of mourning; the victim’s family is asking for life imprisonment.
- Students recount earlier threats and knife displays by Atif at school, which the institute denies knowing about; a teacher disarmed him after the stabbing.