Seals broken at Milan flat where woman was killed, items reported missing

Tampered seals at the flat

Reports broadcast on 2 November by Canale 5's Dentro la notizia, hosted by Gianluigi Nuzzi, say the seals on the Milan flat where a 29-year-old woman was killed on 14 October 2025 had been tampered with. The flat, at via Iglesias 33 in the Gorla district, showed no sign of forced entry. According to the programme, investigators found latex gloves of unknown origin and empty jewellery boxes inside. Clothes, jewellery and other personal items belonging to the woman are reported missing. None of the reports identifies who entered the flat.

Handover halted on 28 October

Fanpage reported that the woman's belongings were due to be returned to her family on the morning of Wednesday 28 October, in the presence of the family's lawyers. The procedure was stopped midway. Officers who reached the upper floor reportedly found the seals, applied by judicial police after the killing, appeared tampered with, and a pair of latex gloves not part of standard police equipment lay among the shelves. The keys, according to the outlet, were held only by senior judicial police officers and the owner of the flat, which the woman had rented. The flat was resealed pending further checks by forensic police, and the circumstances remain unclear.

The victim's mother responds

The woman's mother, Una Smirnova, spoke to the programme and said she could not say who might have entered the flat.

“Whoever entered the flat had the keys, because the door was not forced, there were no signs of a break-in.”

The mother and the victim's sister, Veronica Genini, have also rejected the suspect's apology, calling his words 'plastic words'.

Trial and apology in court

Gianluca Soncin, the woman's former partner, was arrested in flagrante and sent to trial for her killing. Investigators say the killing was planned for at least a week. The trial opened on 4 June 2026 before the Corte d'Assise in Milan. Charges include stalking, premeditation, trivial motives and cruelty, and a life sentence is at stake. Accounts of the number of stab wounds differ by stage: at least 24 in the first checks, more than 30 at autopsy, and 76 in reporting on the trial. On 5 October Soncin made brief spontaneous statements in court and apologised to the family.

“I understand the weight of my actions.”

The desecrated grave in Strozza

The woman's grave at the Strozza cemetery in the province of Bergamo was found desecrated on 23 March 2026, and the body had been decapitated. The head has not been found. Bergamo prosecutors opened a file for removal of a body and desecration of a corpse, with Francesco Dolci as the main suspect. Dolci denies the accusations. According to investigators, the act likely took place months earlier, between late October and early November, soon after the funeral. A test carried out by carabinieri at the cemetery found that a single person could have removed the coffin and put it back.

What remains open

None of the reports cites an official statement confirming the tampering. The flat remains under forensic review, and no source says who entered it or when. The trial and the grave investigation are both still running, and the head of the victim has not been recovered.