(ANSA) - Bologna, A 16-year-old boy who allegedly killed his
mother Nunzia Di Gianni and father-in-law Salvatore Vincelli is
"sorry and distraught", his court-appointed lawyer said
Thursday.
"I don't know how the investigators are thinking but for me
he's someone who really needs a hand," said the lawyer, Gloria
Bacca.
The 16-year-old on Wednesday confessed to murdering his
parents with a pickaxe together with a friend, aged 17,
investigators in the town of Comacchio, near Ferrara,
said.
The pair confessed after being questioned overnight by
police.
The teens face aggravated murder charges because they
allegedly planned to kill the couple at the family home in the
town of Pontelangorino, Ferrara State attorney Giuseppe
Tittaferrante said.
Ferrara's Prosecutor Bruno Chechi said the motive was still
unclear, adding that so far an ''economic'' cause behind the
murder has been ruled out.
The relationship between the parents and their son was
reportedly very tense because of the teen's bad grades in
school.
Salvatore Vincelli, 59, and Nunzia Di Gianni, 45, who owned
the restaurant La Greppia di San Giuseppe in Comacchio, were
killed on Tuesday at the family home.
They were found with head wounds and wrapped in plastic bags.
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