On the night between Thursday 3 and Friday 4 April, a violent family argument in Mezzolombardo, in the province of Trento, culminated in a murder.
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Bojan Panic, a 19-year-old, killed his father, Simeun Panic, 46, a construction worker, by stabbing him several times. The young man confessed to the crime, declaring that he acted to defend his mother, who was the victim of repeated violence.
Dynamics of the murder
According to the reconstruction of the Carabinieri of the Investigative Nucleus of Trento, the tragedy occurred around 1:30 on Friday night, in the Panic family home, in via Frecce Tricolori. Simeun Panic had returned home around 23:XNUMX pm on Thursday and shortly after a violent argument broke out with his wife, Milka, in the bedroom.
The children, Bojan and his 17-year-old brother, intervened after hearing their parents screaming. The argument escalated into the children's bedroom, where Bojan grabbed a knife and stabbed his father several times, killing him.
Confession and motive
When questioned by prosecutor Patrizia Foiera, Bojan Panic, a student at the Galilei high school in Bolzano, confessed to the murder, stating that he did not realize he had killed his father. The young man, assisted by lawyer Veronica Manca, stated that he acted to defend his mother, the victim of a complex family situation and a conflict that had lasted for some time.
The mother, interviewed by investigators, confirmed her son's story, describing a family climate marked by violence and her husband's alcoholism.
Bojan Panic was arrested and is in prison awaiting the validation hearing, scheduled for Monday. The Carabinieri are continuing the investigation at the crime scene and an autopsy will be ordered on the victim's body to clarify the dynamics of the facts. The Panic family, of Bosnian origin, had been living in Mezzolombardo for about a year and a half.
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The case is reminiscent of that of Alex Pompa, who in 2020 killed his father to defend his mother. Pompa was acquitted in the first instance, convicted on appeal and finally acquitted again by the Supreme Court.
Article published on 4 April 2025 - 19:22
