Murder of Barreca in Gangi: former employee arrested, 35-year-old confesses
A 35-year-old has been arrested for the murder of agricultural entrepreneur Alessandro Barreca, killed on 1 November in the countryside of Gangi, in the province of Palermo. The man has confessed; the motive is believed to be linked to economic conflicts in the workplace.
Breakthrough in investigation into Alessandro Barreca's murder
According to virgilio.it, the Carabinieri have arrested a 35-year-old man with initials M.F., accused of aggravated voluntary homicide in the death of agricultural entrepreneur Alessandro Gaetano Barreca. The man had worked for the victim and was traced to an abandoned house in the countryside of Calascibetta, province of Enna. He has confessed to the crime.
Barreca, 54, was found dead on 1 November at his agricultural business in contrada Rolica, in Gangi, in the Palermo area. The body bore several gunshot wounds fired at close range. The discovery was made at around 3 a.m. next to his off-road vehicle.
The investigation, coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Termini Imerese, initially focused on people with regular contact with the victim and who frequented the business. The Carabinieri cross-referenced mobile telephone data, witness statements, surveillance camera footage and results of inspections at the scene of the attack.
The confession came after approximately two weeks of intensive investigation. Confronted with various circumstantial evidence, the man admitted to committing the crime. According to his statement, at the root of the crime there was resentment that had developed in the workplace and was essentially linked to economic matters.
Investigators recovered the weapons used in the countryside area near the scene of the attack. A hunting rifle, a pistol and other materials were found. The rifle had been hidden in a well along with clothing and ammunition, apparently to prevent its discovery. All the material was seized and sent for technical and ballistic analysis by the RIS in Messina.
In light of the confession, the evidence that emerged from the investigation and the manner in which the man had left his home, the Public Prosecutor's Office identified serious evidence of guilt and concrete risk of flight, ordering his arrest. The investigation continues to complete the technical verification and to clarify in detail the circumstances of the murder.
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