Over the Easter weekend, the body of an Italian national was discovered in the basement of a pizzeria in Kirchberg. Further details have since come to light over the woman's demise, which appears to have been caused by a brutal attack.

According to RTL sources, video footage of the night in question shows two unidentified individuals entering the pizzeria, located on Avenue John F. Kennedy, as the victim was counting the restaurant's till takings. The suspects proceeded to brutally assault the woman, before strangling her.

The perpetrators then took the woman into the basement where the restaurant's safe is located, where they proceeded to beat her again. It is thought they took around €3,000 in cash from the premises.

The woman's body was found on Sunday morning. An autopsy was ordered immediately following the discovery, and has since concluded, confirming that the woman was killed in a violent manner.

Italian reaction

According to Italian newspaper Il Riformista, the victim was born in Switzerland, but returned to her parents' hometown of Petacciato in Italy, a small village with just 4,000 inhabitants. The village has been rocked by the tragic news of her demise. The newspaper added that she had been involved in a non-profit organisation at home - the Protezione Civile Petacciato ONLUS, which deals with civil protection. The organisation posted a memorial to the woman on Facebook, mourning her death. 

D'Sonia di Pinto war zu Petacciato am Zivilschutz engagéiert

Several years ago, she moved to Luxembourg, where she met her partner, cohabiting with him in Longwy. She had worked for the Italian restaurant since her arrival in the Grand Duchy. Her partner told an Italian news outlet that they had been due to be married on 14 May 2022.