THE WORLD CUP : 2 Italians Held in Bologna Slaying of British Soccer Fan
The son of a retired Italian boxing champion and another man have been charged in the death of an English soccer fan attending the World Cup.
David Monaghan, 26, died of head injuries June 25 after being hit by a car while fleeing the two men, one of whom had an ax, Bologna police spokesman Salvatore Surace said.
Arrested Monday were Marco Gironi, 23, and Federico Cane, 19, son of Dante Cane, the Italian heavyweight boxing champion in the 1970s who lost a bid for the European title in 1975.
According to police, Monaghan and a friend, Lee Richardson, were taunted by the two when they stopped to ask directions near the railroad station. Surace said the Englishmen ran when Cane took an ax from the trunk of his car.
Richardson wrote down the license number and police tracked down the pair.
They were freed pending trial.
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