Overview
- The trial of 53‑year‑old Gianluca Soncin began Thursday, June 4, 2026, with him in custody on charges of omicidio volontario pluriaggravato that carry a possible life sentence.
- Prosecutors say Soncin secretly copied Genini’s key, entered her Milan apartment on October 14, 2025, and killed her with a knife from his collection, inflicting 76 stab wounds.
- The court admitted Pamela Genini’s immediate family as civil parties and rejected Francesco Dolci’s request to join as a civil claimant while noting Dolci will be an important witness.
- The defence has filed requests for a medico‑legal examination and forensic analysis of phones to challenge the aggravating circumstances and present alternative reconstructions.
- The next hearing is set for July 13, 2026, when the court will start examining witnesses, and a parallel Bergamo probe continues into alleged cemetery profanation involving Dolci.