Italian police have made an
arrest in the case of a dead body found in a farm building
outside Pombia near Novara last week. Antonio Lembo, 28, was
arrested in the murder of Matteo Mendola, a 35-year-old with a
criminal record. Both are from Busto Arsizio north of Milan.
Police think the murder happened after a row over divvying up
the proceeds of recent robberies. Lembo allegedly fired two
shots at Mendola and hit him in the head with the butt of his
gun about a dozen times. "It was a particularly ferocious
crime," said Novara chief prosecutor Marilinda Mineccia.
Police homed in on Lembo after examining phone calls and hearing
that the pair were set to meet. Lembo tried to flee but was
caught, and confessed.
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