The murder trial over the death of 14-year-old Martina Carbonaro heard testimony from a former girlfriend of defendant Alessio Tucci, who told the court that weeks before Martina's death Tucci took her to a derelict building near a football field in Afragola and made an approach she rejected.
According to reporting by Il Mattino on the hearing, the witness said: "Potevo anche io essere la vittima di Alessio" ("I could also have been Alessio's victim").
The testimony, like the charges against Tucci, remains part of ongoing proceedings. No final judicial finding is established in the reporting acquired for this article, and the details below reflect what witnesses and news outlets reported about the hearing, not a court's final assessment.
What the former girlfriend described
The witness said she had known Tucci for about a month and a half before he began his relationship with Martina Carbonaro.
She testified that in April or May 2025, Tucci invited her to go around Afragola, first to Piazza Gianturco and then to a derelict building beside a football field. She described feeling uneasy because of the condition of the building and Tucci's behaviour, and said he asked for comfort or help.
She then testified that Tucci attempted to embrace and kiss her. She said she rejected the approach because she had by then become Martina's friend and felt uncomfortable.
Il Mattino reported that her account included hesitations and "I don't remember" responses on some points. The acquired sources do not independently verify every detail of the alleged encounter.
The hearing on 30 October
The former girlfriend was one of several witnesses expected at the hearing.
According to Il Mattino and Fanpage, the schedule also included a young man who had communicated with Martina online but had never met her in person. He was expected to appear by videoconference. Tucci allegedly knew about that virtual contact and was jealous, Fanpage reported.
The hearing schedule also included Tucci's employer, his former girlfriend and a cousin, according to Il Mattino.
Background: disappearance in Afragola
Martina Carbonaro disappeared on the evening of 26 May 2025, according to ANSA.
She was found dead in a derelict structure beside the former Moccia stadium in Afragola, ANSA and Fanpage reported. Fanpage described the location as an abandoned former stadium caretaker's building.
ANSA reported that Tucci, described as the former boyfriend, was investigated for aggravated voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse. In trial reporting he is described as the defendant accused of aggravated voluntary homicide.
What is still unclear
The reporting acquired does not establish the final outcome of the trial or the definitive legal assessment of the former girlfriend's testimony.
The precise identity of the derelict building discussed in the testimony is described geographically as adjacent to the football field or former Moccia stadium in Afragola. No exact street address was included in the acquired sources.
Why this testimony matters to the case
For readers following the proceedings, two points give context.
First, the timeline: the encounter described by the former girlfriend is placed in April or May 2025, weeks before Martina's disappearance on 26 May 2025. The court will have to assess what weight, if any, to give to an earlier episode involving a different person.
Second, the location pattern: both the earlier encounter described by the witness and the place where Martina's body was found are described as derelict buildings near a football field or the former Moccia stadium in Afragola. The geographic similarity is part of why the testimony was reported prominently, but the sources do not state that the two buildings are the same structure.
Further hearings will determine how the court evaluates these accounts alongside the other testimony, including from the online contact who never met Martina in person and from people who knew Tucci.
