Mafia boss Raffaele Cutolo died from complications related to pneumonia associated with oral sepsis. He had been hospitalized in Parma for several months.
The last time they saw each other was 20 days ago, but we had requested an extraordinary meeting because we had learned in recent days of a sudden deterioration. Unfortunately, he had been in septic shock for two days and did not make it. "The funeral," the lawyer reported, "will be held in a very private manner in Ottaviano," Cutolo's hometown. After learning the news from Parma prison, Aufiero "contacted a nephew of Raffaele Cutolo," he explained, "and I tried to send him home to his wife, so that he would not learn of her husband's death on television, but unfortunately," he concluded, "I fear I failed."
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Mrs. Immacolata Iacone immediately left for Parma to join him: she would like to see him at least in death, since she was not allowed to see him alive for the last time. Immacolata Iacone, who married Raffaele Cutolo in prison, lives in Ottaviano with her daughter, whom she had with the elderly boss. And in Ottaviano, there are still some relatives of the former head of the NCO, who has seen his precarious health worsen over the past year.
- Article updated on 02/12/2025 at 09:01 - Article revised
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