In the Assize Court of Milan, during the trial of Alessandro Impagnatiello for the murder of his girlfriend Giulia Tramontano, doctors Nicola Galante and Andrea Gentilomo, two of the forensic doctors in charge of the autopsy, declared that “no defensive injuries were found” on the victim’s body and that “the impression” is that the 29-year-old was hit “in the back”.
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Doctor Galante, who carried out the inspection in Senago where the body of the Tramontano, reported that the victim, seven months pregnant, died due to “hemorrhagic anemia” and “cervico-thoracic vascular lesions” caused by “37 lesions produced by the point-cutting action” of a bladed weapon, compatible with two kitchen knives seized in Impagnatiello.
The stab wounds were inflicted “on the right and left,” both “back and front” in various parts of the body. However, it is impossible to determine with certainty which wound was inflicted first and whether the attack occurred from behind, as indicated by colleague Gentilomo, since this position allows all the affected parts of the body to be reached.
Contrary to what the defendant stated during the first interrogations, in which he claimed that the victim had been injured during an argument, no wounds were found on the forearms, except for some marks "produced after death".
According to the coroner, death occurred at least 48 hours before the body was found
The date of death was at least 48 hours before the body was found and up to 5 days before, but was difficult to determine precisely because the body was burned, which prevented accurate temperature measurements to establish the time of death.
Finally, the death of the fetus occurred after that of the mother and was caused by vascular insufficiency provoked by internal bleeding, according to the surgeon and medical examiner of the University of Milan.
Article published on 4 April 2024 - 13:37
