Piombino Pizza Maker Beating: 24-Year-Old Anacapri Man Arrested

Piombino. A 24-year-old from Anacapri arrested for the beating of the pizza chef, investigations into arson.

A first arrest has been made for the May 22nd beating in Piombino, in the province of Livorno. Giovanni Farace, a 24-year-old resident of Anacapri but domiciled in Tuscany, was arrested by the Carabinieri on charges of attempted murder in association with a yet-to-be-identified suspect.

Farace, co-owner of a pizzeria, is believed to be one of the two attackers who beat a 49-year-old man from Campania, who was hospitalized in a coma for nine days. The pizza chef, as reported by Il Tirreno, who had worked briefly at Farace's pizzeria, had been staying in the apartment on Via L'Hermite, owned by Farace's partner. The same apartment had been devastated by an arson attack just hours before the attack. beating.

The investigations into the two incidents are linked. The Carabinieri, who are investigating the fire (currently against unknown persons), suspect that the 49-year-old was attacked in retaliation after reporting Farace's business partner for attempted theft just hours before the blaze.

 Giovanni Farace arrested thanks to the testimony of two women

Farace's arrest was made possible thanks to the testimony of two women. The two women, who were walking their dog on the evening of May 22nd, found the 49-year-old man dying and called for help.

Furthermore, they saw the attackers drive away in their car and recorded the license plate number. The car was registered to Farace's partner, and surveillance camera footage confirmed that it was in the area of ​​the beating at a time consistent with the incident.

The 49-year-old, who woke up from a coma last Friday, will have to be questioned by the Carabinieri.

Investigations are continuing to identify the second attacker and clarify the motives for the beating and the fire.