His name is Pietro Costanzia di Costigliole, he is 23 years old and is of noble origin. Since last night, he has been accused of attempted murder in connection with the machete attack against the 24-year-old OB which occurred on Monday March 18 in Turin. He was injured – he had his left leg amputated – by two boys riding a T-Max scooter at 5:30 p.m., via Panizza, in the Mirafiori Nord district. Investigators from the Turin flying team found him in a hotel on Corso Regina Margherita after 48 hours on the run. The victim's girlfriend, aged 20, allegedly recognized him: she allegedly attacked the boy while he was returning home on a scooter with her. Costanzia di Costigliole was the subject of a police custody order in Spain for a series of thefts.
The dynamic
According to the initial reconstruction of investigators, Costaniza di Costigliole would have gotten off a motorcycle driven by an accomplice not yet identified and would have hit the victim several times, finally cutting his leg. A passing worker stopped the bleeding by stretching a belt over the wound. Doctors at the CTO in Turin attempted to revascularize the limb. Then they had to amputate it below the left knee. The suspect, assisted by lawyers Paola Pinciaroli and Vittorio Nizza, exercised his right not to respond. He rented the hotel room with a document that was not his. And he writes today Republic, allegedly hit the peer because of a racy photo received on WhatsApp by his girlfriend. Although investigators suspect a drug-related motive.
The countdown
The accused comes from a family of noble origin and is the son of a count. During his interrogation, he stated that he did not have a scooter or a machete. He denied knowing the victim. The lawyers nominated them by their parents. Second The imprint the boy currently lives in Turin with his family. Several clues lead him. For example the movements monitored by his cell phone. But also the relationship with OB: the student would have made explicit advances to the girlfriend of Costanzia di Costigliole. “Sooner or later I will make him pay,” he said of the victim. “I have nothing to do with it, I don’t even have a motorbike,” the 23-year-old young man reportedly told investigators in his defense. He is currently in custody as a crime suspect.
The international arrest warrant against “The Saint”
THE Corriere della Sera says that Costanzia di Costigliole is the subject of an international arrest warrant. He would be nicknamed “The Saint” and would have a great passion for motorcycles and tattoos. Born in Milan but living in Turin, he does not use his full name on social networks. He studied marketing in Barcelona. There he participated in the investigation that led him to return to Italy. The prosecutor of the investigation is Mario Bendoni. The first investiture of his family in the heraldic archives dates back to 1215. OB's companion put investigators on the trail of the attacker. The girl said her boyfriend had already been threatened a week earlier. Always to offend the noble's girlfriend. But investigators don't believe that's all.
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