Two young men being held for
allegedly beating to death 20-year-old Emanuele Morganti at the
weekend have been put into isolation at Rome's Regina Coeli jail
for their own safety, lawyers said on Wednesday.
The authorities fear other inmates could seek to take out
revenge on Mario Castagnacci and Paolo Palmisani, sources said.
Morganti died in hospital on Sunday following the attack on
the night between Friday and Saturday in Alatri, in the province
of Frosinone, near Rome.
Frosinone chief prosecutor Giuseppe De Falco said Tuesday
said that the case is "appallingly serious because futile
motives, a row over a drink, led to the death of a good,
innocent lad".
De Falco said Morganti was attacked several times after the
initial altercation.
Castagnacci and Palmisani are suspected of inflicting the
fatal head wounds in the last of these. Seven people are under
investigation in total. Castagnacci's lawyer Tony Ceccarelli
said Wednesday that he would renouncing the job.
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