Assago: the witnesses speak: “The murderer has just shouted”

Fear is still great in Assago. In the shopping center of via Milanofiori, a man armed with a knife attacked six people, killing one. Among the injured was also a Serie A footballer, Pablo Marì, an activist in Monza. Moments of real panic according to what are the testimonies of those who were present, at that time, in the supermarket where a man suffering from mental disorders began to strike at random, armed with a knife.

The testimonies agree that it all happened suddenly. The man started screaming and attacking the one in front of him. At first, no one understood exactly what was going on. Then the moments of panic. The murderer, a 46-year-old man named Andrea Tombolini, is now charged with murder and attempted multiple murder. Prosecutor Paolo Storari questioned the man who, according to investigators, suffers from serious mental problems. The 46-year-old, while committing what could have been a real massacre, was stopped by a former Napoli and Inter player: Massimo Tarantino. ” He was shouting. He was just screaming,” said Tarantino the former footballer, now sporting director. Who laughs: “Me hero? I did not do anything…”

Assago: who is the victim

Tombolini, 46, said he “saw these happy people who were doing well. And I felt envious.” So he grabbed one of the knives on display inside the supermarket and started randomly punching anyone in front of it. The victim’s name was Luis Ferdinando Ruggieri. He was 30 years old, he worked in the supermarket chain inside the shopping center in via Mirafiori. Of Bolivian origin, he grew up in Lombardy. For five years he had been living in Trezzano sul Naviglio with his family of origin and his partner. He died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital. Footballer Pablo Marì has had back muscle surgery and is out of danger. For him at least two months of rehabilitation. Among the injured, the most serious is an 81-year-old man undergoing emergency surgery for a flank injury.