Prosecutor OKs Matei work release

(ANSA) - Venice, May 3 - Prosecutors in Venice on Tuesday gave their approval for the lifting of a suspension of work release for Doina Matei, the Romanian woman who in 2007 was sentenced to 16 years in jail for killing a woman after stabbing her in the eye with an umbrella.
    Matei had been granted semiliberty status several months ago, which allowed her to work in a social cooperative in Venice during the day and return to prison in the evenings. But the court suspended work release for Matei after some photos of her at the beach appeared on Facebook.
    On Tuesday the Venice probation court left the decision open on whether to lift the suspension of work release. It is expected to decide in coming days.
    Vanessa Russo, 23, was killed in 2007 after Matei attacked her with the umbrella during a fight at a Rome metro station.