Employer of Indian worker arrested in Italy for murder

“If the Indian, who died of severe blood loss, had been helped immediately, he could most likely have been saved,” said the Latina prosecutor’s office, citing a forensic pathologist.

Singh, 31, who was working without valid papers, had his arm severed with a machine and his legs were also crushed.

According to unions supporting Singh’s widow, Lovato then disposed of Singh and his wife, along with the severed body part, in a box on the side of the road.

“The worker’s condition after the accident was so serious that the need for immediate help became clear,” the public prosecutor’s office said.

The public prosecutor’s office said the investigation into working conditions on the farm would continue.

In the region where the farm is located, undocumented workers receive an average of 20 euros (21 dollars) a day for up to 14 hours of work, reports the Osservatorio Placido Rizzotto, which analyzes agricultural conditions.

The Italian financial police identified nearly 60,000 undocumented workers between January 2023 and June 2024.

But Italy’s largest union, CGIL, estimates that up to 230,000 people – more than a quarter of the country’s seasonal agricultural workers – do not have a contract.

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