On Monday evening, Daniele De Santis, a referee for Series B and C, and his partner were killed in his apartment.
After neighbors were alerted by shouting, a man was seen running from the scene with a knife.
Consequently, the 33-year-old and his girlfriend, 30-year-old Eleonora Manta, were found stabbed to death in his apartment in Lecce, according to La Repubblica.
De Santis was mainly a Serie C official and had officiated 130 competitive matches during his career. He made his Serie B debut in 2017 as the fourth Pisa-Benevento official.
