Italian Police apprehended 52-year-old Guiseppe Montalto, the prime suspect in the Marsala Church fire. Montalto allegedly set fire to the altar and the tabernacle of the church of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima. According to a police spokesperson, the suspect confessed to the crime stating "he was the author of the fire and that the insane gesture was the result of a rapture due to personal reasons". The police found that Montalto used a can of petrol to set fire to the church he and his wife frequented regularly. In addition, the police also found two bombs that would have caused devastating damage. He was charged with aggravated arson and is now awaiting his trial.
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Update 10.03.2022: The trial for Guiseppe Montalto has started after the initial incident occurred last August.
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Update 07.04.2022: Giuseppe Montalto was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison which is longer than the prosecution asked for. The sentence was assigned by the judge Riccardo Alcamo in the Court of Marsala who recognized a damage of 123,000 Euros to the Servants Institute of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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