Pomigliano. The mystery surrounding the body found in the trunk of an abandoned car on the A1 highway overpass, near the Pomigliano toll booth, is beginning to unravel.
The macabre discovery was made during an investigation into an attempted burglary.
The father of the person arrested by the city police for attempted burglary in a house.
The arrested man and the victim are German nationals. According to initial reports, the car in which the thief, who has already been the subject of a European arrest warrant, was traveling had a breakdown, forcing him to stop near the Pomigliano d'Arco highway exit.
He likely attempted to break into one of the homes in the area, also looking for a getaway car. Stab wounds were found on his father's body, hidden in the trunk of the car. The arrested man was taken to Poggioreale prison.
The person arrested on charges of aggravated theft was a foreign citizen who was the subject of a European arrest warrant.
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The man, stopped by the local police after a tip-off from some residents of Via Passariello, was found in possession of a sum of cash, believed to be the proceeds of the theft.
The investigation, coordinated by the Naples Public Prosecutor's Office, confirmed that the arrested man was the same individual who had abandoned his car on the overpass.
Caught by CCTV footage
The images from the video surveillance cameras confirmed his presence at the site where the corpse.
Agents from the Naples Flying Squad and personnel from the Scientific Police intervened on site.
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