On Monday, October 14, Daniele Rezza, a 19-year-old arrested for the murder of 31-year-old Manuel Mastrapasqua, faced questioning by the prosecutor. During the interrogation, with lawyer Maurizio Ferrari present, Rezza recounted the events of the crime, stating that he had left his house that evening with a knife because “Rozzano is dangerous.” He admitted to crossing paths with Mastrapasqua and stabbing him with the intention of robbing him, ultimately stealing his headphones.
In an interview with Fanpage.it, Ferrari revealed that the day after the murder, Rezza had told his parents, “Maybe it was me.” However, his parents dismissed his confession, as he had previously claimed to have done things that he later denied. Rezza’s father discovered Mastrapasqua’s headphones and eventually disposed of them.
The word “maybe” seemed crucial, as Rezza explained that after stabbing Mastrapasqua, he did not see him fall or notice any blood. The following morning, when news of the crime surfaced, he realized that the location matched the area where he had attacked Mastrapasqua. According to his lawyer, Rezza clung to the hope that he might not have been responsible for the man’s death, or that he might have attacked someone else.
Despite these uncertainties, by Friday morning, Rezza had decided to turn himself in. “He wanted to confess, but first he wanted to talk to his friends and say goodbye,” Ferrari said. Rezza asked his father to drive him somewhere, though the lawyer couldn’t recall the exact destination. He ended up returning home late, delaying his surrender.
By Saturday morning, unable to bear the weight of his actions, Rezza left home with only 10 euros in his wallet and no change of clothes, intending to escape but unsure where to go. His “flight,” however, was brief. Overwhelmed, he approached two railway police officers, and when they asked if anything was wrong, he confessed.
