The 17-year-old has been arrested for premeditated murder for the death of Cosimo Quagliarella

The arrest for premeditated voluntary homicide of the 17-year-old who confessed to the crime of Cosimo Quagliarella, the 18-year-old from Andria who died on the night between 12 and 13 August after being stabbed in the pine forest on the outskirts of Trani, has been validated.

This was decided by the investigating judge of the Juvenile Court of Bari after the validation hearing. The judge also issued a precautionary custody order in prison.

The Prosecutor's Office also accuses the young man of the aggravating circumstances of trivial reasons, the fight and the detention and carrying of a knife with a blade of approximately 10 centimetres.

According to the autopsy, there were three blows that injured the victim in the back.