Obsessive Interest in Chiara Spatola Led to Homicide
In the heartbreaking incident that rocked Volvera last night, Thursday, April 24, Andrea Longo, a 34-year-old with a past, was the tragic perpetrator. Longo, hailing from Saronno, ensnared in a web of sentimental turmoil, viciously murdered a coupled residing on the same landing of Via XXIV Maggio, then took his own life with the same deadly weapon. Initially, it appeared as a senseless, neighborly feud gone awry. But as the hours turned into days, the narrative began to twist and transform. It's suspected that Longo, smitten with Chiara Spatola, 29, felt her rejection deeply, leading him to take the lives of both her and her boyfriend, Simone Sorrentino, five years her junior.
This theory remains under investigation, with the carabinieri piecing together fragmented evidence. This morning, they'll hear from neighbors and likely family members, attempting to unravel the tangled threads of this tragedy. For a while, it seems Longo had terrorized the young couple, forcing them to renovate their grandparents' house in a far-off Turin town, and contemplating a move to escape their tormentor.
The Victims and the Perpetrator
Chiara Spatola and Simone Sorrentino held down jobs at the Metro in Turin, while their killer worked for a Roman company, with a local office at Interporto in Orbassano, claiming to be a truck driver. A shadowed past haunted Longo, with a criminal record stained by previous convictions for armed robbery and weapons possession[2].
The Murder Weapon
In the past, Longo had threatened Sorrentino, but no one could have predicted such a chilling outcome: he confronted the couple at their door, plunging the knife deep into their bodies, and the attack continued down the stairs and into the courtyard, where Longo delivered the final, heart-stopping blows. In a twisted act of self-punishment, Longo turned the large knife on himself and extinguished his own life with a single, definitive stroke[3].
The Sudden Wrath
The neighbors were left stunned, dialing emergency services, but it was evident that there was nothing more they or the rescuers could do. The street echoed only with the mournful cries of Chiara and Simone's mothers.
The Plea for Help a Few Hours Earlier
An ambulance from the 118 was dispatched earlier in the afternoon, in response to a call from Longo himself, claiming illness. However, upon examination, he was not admitted to the hospital. The seeds of the murderous wrath were surely sown by 8:45 PM.
- The tragedy in Volvera on Thursday, April 24, involved a 34-year-old perpetrator, Andrea Longo, who was known to have a past and a criminal record stained by previous convictions.
- Longo, the murderer, was allegedly smitten with Chiara Spatola, 29, a victim in the senseless crime, and the investigation suspects that he felt her rejection deeply, leading to the killings.
- Before the violent incident, Longo reportedly threatened Simone Sorrentino, five years his junior and another victim, and it's suspected that he forced the young couple to renovate a house in Turin.
- The murder weapon, a knife, was used to inflict fatal wounds on both victims and, in a twisted act of self-punishment, Longo ended his own life with the same deadly weapon.
