Murder convict hangs himself in prison

(ANSA) - Bari, July 25 - A 44-year-old murder convict hanged himself in his cell, prison authorities said Friday.
    Giovanni Pucci, a former addict, was serving 30 years for murdering 40-year-old Maria Monteduro, a doctor, with a screwdriver in April 1999 while under the influence of a cocktail of drugs. He had recently learned he was under investigation for drug trafficking within the prison, and this could have driven him to suicide, authorities said.
    Pucci would have gotten out in 2021.