The "multiple injuries"
found on the body of Noemi Durini, a 16-year-old killed in
Puglia by her 17-year-old boyfriend this month in a case that
shocked Italy, were caused by "various means", according to an
autopsy, sources said on Wednesday.
It has not yet been possible to establish with certainty what
those means were due to the state the corpse was in when it was
found.
As a result, histological analysis of tissue will be
necessary.
The body does not show any signs that Noemi was stuck by
rocks, which was reportedly an initial hypothesis, the sources
said.
The ex boyfriend has confessed to the homicide and said he
stabbed the girl to death.
DNA testing is also being run to identify people who may have
been in physical contact with Noemi before she was killed and
with her corpse afterwards.
The father of the boy is under investigation over suspicions
he may have helped hide the body or been complicit in another
way.
Noemi's funeral will take place in the town of Specchia later
on Wednesday.
The judicial authorities are reviewing how the case was
handled as Noemi's family had reported the boy to a prosecutor
for minors over his violent conduct before the homicide.
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