Italy: Italian Man Stabbed to Death: 16-Year-Old Egyptian Charged

It has happened yet again. A 25-year-old Italian man is dead, and in this case, a 16-year-old Egyptian is charged with stabbing him to death.

A few days ago, in the northern Italian city of Pavia, a group of Italian men who reportedly were walking to their car with a box of take-out pizza when another group of youths asked them for a slice. An argument broke out, and Gabriele Vaccaro (25) was stabbed in the neck with a knife, or according to some reports, a screwdriver. Initially thinking it wasn’t serious, he did not bother to call for aid, but shortly thereafter, died of his injury. A 16-year-old Egyptian boy is now charged with his murder.

The article below from Il Giorno Pavia is translated by Fousesquawk.

Murder of Gabriele Vaccaro, autopsy performed: Should clarify if he could have been saved after stab wound to the neck

Pavia- It will be at least 2 months to know the results of the autopsy and understand if the young Sicilian died because he was not treated in time, or if the depth of the wound was fatal. On Monday, the funeral will be held in his (home town) of Favara.

Caption: Gabriele Vaccaro was killed by a stab wound. On the right, the letter from a mother dedicated to young people.

Pavia, April 24, 2026- This morning at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Pavia, the autopsy was performed on Gabriele Vaccaro, the young man (25), originally from Favara (Agrigento), dead after being stabbed in the Cattaneo parking area near the historic city center of Pavia. The examination, begun around 08:30, concluded after about 4 hours. Besides the expert appointed by the prosecution, also present was Dr. Novella D’Agostino, a forensic expert appointed by the defense of the 16-year-old accused of the homicide.

Caption: Three thousand people participated in the vigil organized in Pavia in memory of Gabriel Vaccaro.

Long (wait) times

The judge has set 30 days for the delivery of the results, but it is probable that the deadline will be extended to 60 or even 90 days. During the autopsy, tissue samples were also taken to verify the  bleeding patterns. The autopsy results are fundamental to understanding whether the wound inflicted on Gabriele with a knife (which has not yet been recovered) was fatal or potentially non-fatal had 118 emergency services  been summoned immediately. The 16-year-old accused of the murder is in the  Beccaria juvenile jail facility in Milan and is also under investigation for attempted homicide for having inflicted a wound to the abdomen-torso of one of Gabriele’s friends. The 4 boys who were with him (a 17-year-old and 3 minors) are under investigation for failing to provide aid and complicity in homicide.

Caption: Findings of police in parking area where Gabriele Vaccaro was stabbed.

Funeral Monday in Favara

Now that the autopsy has been completed, the body of the young Sicilian man can be returned to the family for the funeral rites that will be celebrated on Monday in the main church of Favara in the province of Agrigento, where Gabriele was born before moving north to work.

 Defense strategy

Yesterday morning, 23 April, Judge Laura Margherita Pietrasanta validated the arrest of the 16-year-old Egyptian, accused of the homicide of Vaccaro. The minor is also under investigation for attempted homicide of the victim’s friend, a young man (originally from Ribera, also in the province of Agrigento). His defense attorneys have explained that their client has reiterated the version he furnished during his questioning, maintaining that he was attacked first by the group of Sicilians. The judge has confirmed preventative jail custody. 

 

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