Dramatic twist in an alleged kidnapping case in Sicily: A mother stated that she had been attacked by hooded and armed men. They had kidnapped their five-year-old daughter. Well, a day later, she confessed to the crime and led investigators to the body.
Elena Del Pozzo (5) was reported missing by her mother on Monday. They were allegedly attacked by three hooded and armed men on the way home from kindergarten, and they kidnapped the five-year-old. The Carabinieri searched for the girl under high pressure.
The turning point came on Tuesday morning: the 24-year-old mother collapsed while inspecting the family villa in Mascalucia and screamed loudly, reports the Italian daily “La Repubblica”, among others. Shortly thereafter, she would have led the investigators to a field. The girl’s body was discovered about 200 meters from the property, half covered with earth and lava ash.
The girl’s father came to the scene with his new partner and also collapsed. According to the newspaper, the 24-year-old has already been convicted several times for drug trafficking. In 2020 he was arrested for robbery but later acquitted.
In a renewed interrogation, the mother confessed to the crime. The background and motive are still unclear. “I wasn’t myself,” she is said to have simply said. She was arrested. You are accused of aggravated murder and cover-up of a crime.
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