Young people killed in Herculaneum, the truck driver remains in prison

Vincenzo Palumbo, the 53-year-old hauler accused of shooting the two young men in Herculaneum, Giuseppe Fusella, 26 and Tullio Pagliaro, 27, will have to stay in prison. This was decided by the investigating judge of Naples, Carla Sarno, who ordered the precautionary measure at the end of the validation hearing. The judge did not validate the arrest issued by the investigators: he considered the repetition of the crime to exist and, instead, the danger of Palumbo's escape, accused of voluntary double murder, did not exist. He shot, killing, because - he said from the first moment - he mistook the two young men for thieves. The man was heard in prison in Poggioreale for about two hours by the judge, in the presence of the lawyer of the suspect Fioravanti De Rosa and the investigators (deputy prosecutor Varone,Deputy Prosecutor Filippelli). He reported having fired several times but in the dark. "There was no will on the part of my client to determine this tragedy. Now we will evaluate what to do also because we have to acquire documents and then we will appeal to the Review Court", announced the lawyer De Rosa. "I would like to remind everyone - said the lawyer - that Vincenzo Palumbo is also a father and has a family: when he realized that the victims were good guys, he was seized by a serious inner crisis and today they realized it. I also count the judge and the prosecutors ". "My client substantially - concluded De Rosa - confirmed the statements made before the investigators in the first phase in the Carabinieri barracks in Torre del Greco". The family members of the two boys,through their lawyer, Maurizio Capozzo, in expressing "gratitude and respect" to the investigators for the "great work done" they underline that young people have been victims of a crime, of an unprecedented ferocity that has no explanation and does not deserve comments " . The magistrates "showed great humanity and respect for our pain. We rely completely on them to shed light on this tragedy that destroyed our lives. "The certainty is that" justice will be done ". Assisted by their trusted lawyer, the lawyer Capozzo, also the relatives of Tullio Pagliaro ( the mother, the father, the sister together with the uncle) were long listened to by the carabinieri. In Portici, the hometown of the two young men,A banner with the words 'Justice and solidarity for two children of this city' was posted by the ultras of the football team. The mayor, Vincenzo Cuomo, laid flowers in front of the banner. Tomorrow, in the meantime, there will be the appointment of experts for the autopsy examination scheduled from 4 pm on 3 November next, in the Secondo Policlinico hospital in Naples. Then the bodies of the two young people will be able to receive the last greeting from the community of Portici.last greeting from the community of Portici.last greeting from the community of Portici.