A judge on Friday confirmed the
arrests of two young men who beat to death a 20-year-old outside
a nightclub in Alatri south of Rome at the weekend. Mario
Castagnacci and Paolo Palmisani, accused of the murder of
Emanuele Morganti, said nothing at the hearing.
The pair were detained on Tuesday.
Morganti died in hospital on Sunday following the attack on
the night between Friday and Saturday in Alatri, in the province
of Frosinone, between Rome and Naples.
Police said the beating was caused by a row over a drink
and refuted reports that an altercation with an Albanian
national had triggered the incident.
Police said Morganti was attacked several times.
"Once he was outside the club, he was attacked several times
by several people in different places - attacks that took place
with different methods and levels of intensity," said Police
chief Robero De Falco.
"After the first attack Emanuele tried to get away and he was
followed.
"Then he returned to get his girlfriend and he was attacked
again."
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