Florence, 7 Sept. (LaPresse) – As part of the investigation by the Florence Public Prosecutor’s Office into the femicide of Lorena Isceri, who was thrown from a viaduct on the A1 motorway in Barberino del Mugello (Florence) on the afternoon of Thursday 3 September by her former partner Federico Vella, who subsequently committed suicide by jumping off the viaduct himself, Public Prosecutor Antonio Natale will today at 12 noon appoint Dr Elisa Ferri and Dr Beatrice Defraia to carry out post-mortem examinations on the bodies. The one-off forensic examinations on Isceri are intended to clarify the nature of her injuries, establish whether she was still alive when she was thrown from the viaduct, and check for any injuries that may have occurred at an earlier stage. Furthermore, toxicological tests will be carried out on Vella’s body to check whether he had taken any drugs or psychotropic medication. The investigation, currently open against persons unknown on suspicion of murder, also aims to establish whether Vella acted with premeditation. The man is reported to have been spotted by several neighbours whilst loitering near Lorena’s home on Via Panciatichi, in the Rifredi district of Florence. Investigators from the Florence Police Headquarters’ Mobile Squad are also examining a receipt for a purchase made by the man on the morning of the murder at a supermarket in Novoli, as well as items found in the car, including cable ties, a hammer, scissors, adhesive tape and a sheet. These items may have been used by Vella to lie in wait for his ex-partner in the garage of her home and abduct her.
Florence: post-mortem examinations to be carried out today on the bodies of Lorena Isceri and Federico Vella
Florence, 7 Sept. (LaPresse) – As part of the investigation by the Florence Public Prosecutor’s Office into the femicide of Lorena Isceri, who was thrown from a viaduct on the A1 motorway in Barberino del Mugello (Florence) on the afternoon of Thursday 3 September by her former partner Federico Vella, who subsequently committed suicide by jumping off the viaduct himself, Public Prosecutor Antonio Natale will today at 12 noon appoint Dr Elisa Ferri and Dr Beatrice Defraia to carry out post-mortem examinations on the bodies. The one-off forensic examinations on Isceri are intended to clarify the nature of her injuries, establish whether she was still alive when she was thrown from the viaduct, and check for any injuries that may have occurred at an earlier stage. Furthermore, toxicological tests will be carried out on Vella’s body to check whether he had taken any drugs or psychotropic medication. The investigation, currently open against persons unknown on suspicion of murder, also aims to establish whether Vella acted with premeditation. The man is reported to have been spotted by several neighbours whilst loitering near Lorena’s home on Via Panciatichi, in the Rifredi district of Florence. Investigators from the Florence Police Headquarters’ Mobile Squad are also examining a receipt for a purchase made by the man on the morning of the murder at a supermarket in Novoli, as well as items found in the car, including cable ties, a hammer, scissors, adhesive tape and a sheet. These items may have been used by Vella to lie in wait for his ex-partner in the garage of her home and abduct her.