Young Sicilian woman killed in broad daylight by stalker

A 27-year-old man has confessed to the murder of university student Sara Campanella but has not said why.

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University student Sara Campanella, 22, was killed by an acquaintance on Monday afternoon in the Sicilian city of Messina.

Witnesses told media that they saw a man - later identified by prosecutors as 27-year-old Stefano Argentino - walk up to Ms Campanella and stab her on the street. She tried to get away and screamed "Stop it, let me go, stop it," before collapsing, they said.

A passer-by who reportedly heard Ms Campanella's screams tried to chase the attacker, who managed to flee.

Ms Campanella died on her way to the hospital. Mr Argentino was arrested a few hours later in the nearby town of Noto.

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