Examinations have shown that
Francesco Sicignano, the pensioner who shot and killed a
would-be burglar at his villa on October 20, could have fired
the shot inside his home and the young man could have managed to
drag himself out of the property even while dying, it emerged on
Tuesday.
The results of the examinations are compatible with
Sicignano's version of events and could lead to a reduction of
the voluntary manslaughter charge against him.
Albanian Gjergi Gjonj, 22, was shot in the heart as he was
mounting the stairs outside the villa at Vaprio d'Adda near
Milan, Carabinieri investigators said.
However the pensioner insisted he was inside and
threatening him, and managed to drag himself out after being
mortally wounded.
"I shot him in the house, he was threatening (me) and then
he dragged himself out onto the exterior stairs still alive,"
Sicignano told prosecutors during questioning.
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