{"id":297759,"date":"2023-11-08T05:20:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=297759"},"modified":"2023-11-08T11:13:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T17:13:28","slug":"grosvenor-casino-dealer-killed-colleague-fiancee-out-of-jealousy-ex-roommate-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/grosvenor-casino-dealer-killed-colleague-fiancee-out-of-jealousy-ex-roommate-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Grosvenor Casino Dealer Killed Because of Jealousy: Ex-Roommate"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Italian casino dealer in the UK who bludgeoned a colleague and his fianc\u00e9e to death with a sledgehammer may have acted out of jealousy, according to a former roommate.<\/p>\n

\"Andrea
Andrea Cardinale, left, killed his friend Antonio Calabro, center, and his fianc\u00e9e, Francesca Di Dio, right, shortly before Christmas 2022. (Image: Casino.org<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrea Cardinale<\/a>, 22, allegedly attacked and killed Antonio \u201cNino\u201d Calabro,<\/a>\u00a026, and Francesca Di Dio, with a knife and sledgehammer just days before Christmas 2022.<\/p>\n

Cardinale and Calabro had met at dealer school in their native Sicily and traveled to the UK together to work at the\u00a0Grosvenor Casino<\/a>\u00a0in Stockton-on-Tees, where they shared an apartment.<\/p>\n

They were described as \u201cbest friends.\u201d But another Grosvenor worker who once roomed with the pair\u00a0 told local news outlet TeesideLive<\/em> this week there was an imbalance in their relationship.<\/p>\n

Ladies loved Nino because of his big personality,”<\/strong> said the former roommate, who wished to remain anonymous.\u00a0 But Cardinale was described as “quiet”<\/strong> and \u201ca bit awkward socially.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“There was lots of jealousy involved. Nino had a girlfriend, he was popular,\u201d the source added. \u201cHis family \u2013 his grandma, I think \u2013 kept sending him parcels of meats and coffee. [Nino] didn’t like English food. Andrea was a bit isolated.”<\/p>\n

Odd Behavior<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Cardinale was fired from the casino in September 2022 because of his \u201codd behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the early hours of Dec. 21, 2022, Cardinale entered Calabro\u2019s bedroom while he and his fianc\u00e9e slept, and bludgeoned and stabbed Calabro to death.<\/p>\n

Di Dio, who was visiting from Sicily for Christmas, woke up and ran upstairs before she was dragged back down and killed with the sledgehammer, according to prosecutors.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cardinale then went to a nearby gas station to buy diesel fuel. He doused the property but did not ignite it.<\/p>\n

The bodies were discovered the next day by Cardinale\u2019s father, who had flown to the UK after becoming concerned about his son\u2019s behavior, and who was staying in a nearby hotel.<\/p>\n

Acute Schizophrenia<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Medical experts determined that Cardinale had been suffering from undiagnosed acute schizophrenia. At the time of the murders, his mental health had deteriorated to the point where \u201chis culpability for the killing [was] minimal,\u201d the court heard last month.<\/p>\n

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Cardinale pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. On October 25, he was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order and will only be released when psychiatrists determine he is no longer a risk to the public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Meanwhile, his ex-roommate believes he got lucky.<\/p>\n

“My girlfriend says she saved my life,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I hadn’t got with her, I wouldn’t have moved out of that flat.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Italian casino dealer in the UK who bludgeoned a colleague and his fianc\u00e9e to death with a sledgehammer may have acted out of jealousy, according to a former roommate. Andrea Cardinale, 22, allegedly attacked and killed Antonio \u201cNino\u201d Calabro,\u00a026, and Francesca Di Dio, with a knife and sledgehammer just days before Christmas 2022. 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