Murdered for Slapping Face in Providence
In Providence on September 26 Giovanni Batista of the Italian colony on Federal Hill was killed after slapping the face of Joe Passelli and threatening a repeat. Passelli, Batista’s killer, is alleged to be his brother Jaetano Palselli who attacked Batista with a knife in a rain storm. Batista died at the hospital from eight head and body wounds with an ear nearly severed and a wound near the heart. Police search for the assailant continues.
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