Nicolina Pacini, the
15-year-old girl shot in the face by her mother's ex-partner on
Wednesday in the southern town of Ischitella, died in hospital
early on Thursday.
The killer, 37-year-old Antonio Di Paola, was found dead in
countryside nearby on Wednesday after using the same gun to
shoot himself.
He was apparently motivated by the desire for revenge after
splitting up with the girl's mother.
He shot the girl as she was walking down steps to a bus stop
on her way to school.
He is thought to have opened fire after the girl refused to
give him information about the mother, Donatella Rago, 37, who
was his partner until a month ago.
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