Overview
- Alex Manna, 20, was detained by the Carabinieri and confessed after giving conflicting accounts, according to the Alessandria prosecutor.
- Investigators report the violence followed a rejected approach, and the body showed widespread blows, neck injuries, facial bruising and defensive wounds.
- The autopsy will determine whether death resulted from punches, strangulation or head trauma from a fall, and whether faster medical aid could have saved her.
- Before confessing, the suspect sought to shift blame to a vulnerable local man, drawing a crowd to his home until police intervened to protect him, with potential denunciations under review.
- Authorities are examining surveillance and witness timelines, weighing the correct legal classification under recent femicide norms, and the town has declared civic mourning as groups hold vigils.