The Prosecutor’s Office of Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto has formalized the request for indictment against the sixty-year-old Barcelona native Michelangelo Corica accused of the death of a 75-year-old Russian caregiver Raisa Kiseleva. The provision, signed by the office directed by the Prosecutor Giuseppe Verzera, marks a crucial step in the investigation into the tragedy that occurred last summer.
The discovery and investigations
The case broke out on Last July 12thwhen the woman’s body was found in an advanced state of decomposition on the bed of the Longano stream. The investigations, conducted in synergy by the Messina Flying Squad and the Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Police Station, immediately focused on the victim’s network of contacts. The investigations revealed the involvement of the sixty-year-old, who had already received a precautionary custody order in prison on 25 July.
The dynamics: a fatal fall and the failure to provide assistance
According to the reconstruction of the investigators, the facts date back to July 7. The man would have invited the woman to follow him to his home; faced with the refusal of the 75-year-old, who was sitting on the embankment wall at the time, there would have been physical contact between the two. Due to this contact and the precarious position of the victim, the woman fell into the riverbed, suffering fatal injuries. The most serious accusation concerns the suspect’s behavior immediately after the accident: the man, despite realizing that the woman was in danger of losing her life after the disastrous fall, apparently chose to walk away without providing helpthus leading to his death. The suspect is currently confined at the Messina Gazzi prison. With the request for indictment, the word now passes to the Judge for the preliminary hearing, who will have to decide whether to start the trial.