The mentally disturbed perpetrator had taken a knife from a supermarket shelf and attacked customers at random.
According to initial findings, investigators ruled out a terrorist background for the perpetrator. He was being treated for depression and mental disorders. Tarantino overpowered the man after the attack in the supermarket and handed him over to the Carabinieri. “He screamed and screamed, he was a fury,” said the ex-footballer.
The dead man is a supermarket cashier from Bolivia. French supermarket giant Carrefour confirmed the death of one of its employees in the attack. The company said it was “deeply dismayed” and offered its condolences to the families of the victims.
Professional soccer players also among the injured
Among the injured is the Spanish footballer Pablo Marí, who was loaned out by Arsenal FC and plays for the Italian first division club Monza Calcio. His life was not in danger and he underwent back surgery on Friday. The 29-year-old was shopping with his family, including his four-year-old son, when he was attacked by the perpetrator. “Marí owes his life to his strong back muscles,” said Monza’s managing director Adriano Galliani, who visited the player in hospital after the operation. The defender will be sidelined for two months, Monza said.
Monza Calcio turned to his injured defender via Twitter. “Dear Pablo, we are all here close to you and your family, we love you, keep fighting as you can, you are a warrior and you will recover soon,” Galliani was quoted as saying. Monza Calcio is owned by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Monza asked the Serie A league to postpone the Serie A match scheduled for Monday against FC Bologna, the club of ÖFB team players Marko Arnautovic and Stefan Posch. “The team is in shock. What happened to Mari shocked everyone. We asked the league to postpone the game against Bologna on Monday,” said Galliani.
Source: Nachrichten
