Antonio Massa, train driver and prime suspect in the Brandizzo massacre on 31 August 2023, was distracted by his mobile phone. According to the prosecution of the Ivrea prosecutor's office led by Gabriella Viglione, Massa knew at that moment that a train was going to pass. This is evidenced by the video in which he says “If I say train, throw yourself there”. However, at the time of the massacre, he was surfing the Internet, perhaps even on social networks. However, this hypothesis is considered integrative and not fundamental. On his mobile phone, he warns you The pressTechnical checks were also carried out which confirmed Massa's presence on the web at certain times before the train that killed Kevin Laganà, 22, Michael Zanera, 34, Giuseppe Sorvillo, 43, Giuseppe Aversa, shortly after, 49, and Giuseppe Saverio Lombardo, 52.
The investigation
The prosecution will request a six-month extension of the investigation. The RFI company is implicated on the basis of the principle established by Law 231, according to which the administrative liability of the company is provided for in the event of involuntary manslaughter attributable to violations of occupational safety regulations. Along with Massa, the suspects include Andrea Girardin Gibin, foreman of Sigifer in Vercelli. The alleged crimes are multiple involuntary manslaughters and a train accident. With possible malice, given that they would have acted knowing that they could cause the death of workers. The managers of Sigifer were also questioned: Franco Sirianni (general manager), his children Simona and Daniele and Cristian Geraci, technical director.
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