Adnkronos (Adnkronos) – A 32-year-old man has been identified and arrested for the murder of Antimo Mazzotta, the 78-year-old pensioner found dead inside a well in Torre Rinalda, in the Lecce province. The prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant for the man, originally from Surbo and already known to law enforcement. The decision was made following a complex investigation conducted by the Carabinieri of the Lecce provincial command, which included interviews with witnesses, technical evidence, and a careful analysis of the scene.
The order was carried out in the early hours of this morning by the Carabinieri of the investigative unit of the Lecce operational department, together with those of the Lecce company.
According to the reconstruction, the crime took place in the early afternoon of October 25th, at the height of an argument over trivial economic matters.
The 32-year-old, who had known and frequented the victim for some time, allegedly shot the pensioner in the face, causing his death. After the murder, according to the investigation, the young man allegedly used a cart to transport the body to an artesian well located on a plot of land adjacent to the home, where he allegedly dumped it in an attempt to conceal it.
He then allegedly removed the blood stains on the surfaces, washing them with water. He then disposed of the DVR device from the video surveillance system, taking it with him.
During the immediate searches carried out at the time of the arrest, the Carabinieri found a pistol hidden inside an abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Surbo.
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