Milan, 2 Oct. (LaPresse) – ‘I don’t think there are any grounds for a full-scale trial; if it comes to that, we’ll deal with it.’ These were the words of Andrea Sempio, who is under investigation for the murder of Chiara Poggi, killed on 13 August 2007, in an interview with *Dentro la Notizia* broadcast on *Quarto Grado* on Retequattro.. Regarding footprint number 33, found on the wall of the staircase leading to the cellar – which the Pavia Public Prosecutor’s Office attributes to Sempio – the 38-year-old stated that “we carried out tests on a wall and, in reality, it cannot be ruled out. We don’t need to know what might not be the case or what cannot be ruled out. You need to have certainty. Was there a mark on the wall? Yes. Was it analysed? Yes. Was there any blood? No. End of story. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the end of the matter.’ Similarly, regarding the footprint from a size 42 Frau shoe – compatible with Sempio’s foot size – the 38-year-old stated: “If you’d found a shoe at Andrea Sempio’s house that could be traced back to that one – perhaps stained with Chiara’s blood – that would be one thing. But as long as you say ‘it’s compatible’, that’s fine. You don’t have any real evidence linking it to that.” “I wore size 44 back then and I still do today,” he then emphasised.
Garlasco murder case, Sempio: ‘I don’t think there is sufficient evidence to take the case to trial’
Milan, 2 Oct. (LaPresse) – ‘I don’t think there are any grounds for a full-scale trial; if it comes to that, we’ll deal with it.’ These were the words of Andrea Sempio, who is under investigation for the murder of Chiara Poggi, killed on 13 August 2007, in an interview with *Dentro la Notizia* broadcast on *Quarto Grado* on Retequattro.. Regarding footprint number 33, found on the wall of the staircase leading to the cellar – which the Pavia Public Prosecutor’s Office attributes to Sempio – the 38-year-old stated that “we carried out tests on a wall and, in reality, it cannot be ruled out. We don’t need to know what might not be the case or what cannot be ruled out. You need to have certainty. Was there a mark on the wall? Yes. Was it analysed? Yes. Was there any blood? No. End of story. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the end of the matter.’ Similarly, regarding the footprint from a size 42 Frau shoe – compatible with Sempio’s foot size – the 38-year-old stated: “If you’d found a shoe at Andrea Sempio’s house that could be traced back to that one – perhaps stained with Chiara’s blood – that would be one thing. But as long as you say ‘it’s compatible’, that’s fine. You don’t have any real evidence linking it to that.” “I wore size 44 back then and I still do today,” he then emphasised.