Overview
- Milan prosecutors filed to confirm the arrest of 52-year-old Gianluca Soncin and to hold him in pretrial detention.
- Autopsy findings and prosecutorial filings state Genini suffered 24 stab wounds to the neck, back, chest, and arms.
- Investigators report the suspect entered with a secretly made key as neighbors heard screams and police forced the door.
- Police detained Soncin at the scene after he allegedly tried to harm himself; he was hospitalized and is not in life-threatening condition.
- A public vigil in Milan on October 16 honored Genini and highlighted Italy’s broader concern over femicides this year.