Overview
- Antonio Meglio, 39, arrested in flagrante for stabbing a criminal lawyer on the C32 bus in Vomero, was found dead around 21:40 in the psychiatry unit of San Giovanni Bosco hospital.
- Prison authorities confirmed the death and the body was seized for investigative procedures.
- Meglio had twice attempted self-harm after arrest, leading to his transfer from Poggioreale prison to the hospital under constant watch by the prison police.
- A judge had validated his detention and ordered pre-trial custody after an interrogation marked by confusion and claims of mental fragility.
- The victim, identified as 32-year-old penal lawyer Alessia Viola, sustained multiple stab wounds and is reported to be improving, while the defense plans a formal complaint to clarify how the suicide occurred.