The parents of 29-year-old Giulia
Tramontano, the seven-month pregnant woman stabbed to death by
her partner Alessandro Impagnatiello on May 27, feared she had
been murdered as soon as they learned she was missing, their
lawyer said on Monday.
"Giulia's family feared this tragic outcome from the very
beginning as it was difficult (for them) to believe that their
expecting daughter had left home voluntarily, despite the
shipwreck of her romantic relationship" with 30-year-old
Impagnatiello, said lawyer Giovanni Cacciapuoti, appointed to
attend forensic investigations on Tuesday at the couple's
apartment near Milan where Tramontano was killed and the autopsy
on Friday.
Meanwhile, case documents made public on Sunday reveal that
Impagnatiello's lover, who has not been named, met with
Tramontano on May 27 shortly before she was murdered.
"We chatted peacefully," said the woman.
"We were together for about an hour, after which she left. Our
meeting was really cordial, so much so that as soon as we saw
each other we embraced in female solidarity," she continued,
adding that they were "both victims of a liar".
"When Giulia disappeared, he (Impagniatello) wanted to see me. I
was scared and asked a colleague to drive me home," she told
investigators, saying that she didn't want to see him as she
didn't know "what he was capable of doing".
The murder - the latest in a long string of femicides in Italy -
has grabbed headlines.
The barman at a luxury hotel in Milan confessed on Wednesday to
murdering his seven-month pregnant partner and unsuccessfully
trying to burn her body to conceal the evidence before reporting
her missing, claiming to have acted out of stress in relation to
having two parallel relationships and the fact that "others had
become aware of the situation".
Tramontano's sister Chiara told investigators on May 29
Impagnatiello had told his partner he was having an affair in
January and that when she learned of the infidelity, she told
her sister "that she would not forgive Alessandro but would
return to (their home in) Senago" until she found "another
housing solution or returned home to her parents".
Impagniatello has described her son as a "monster".
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