“Daniele De Santis went down the street with a gun. He wasn’t ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’ as he says, but on the contrary, because there was a parking lot where the boys had stopped their car to go and watch the Napoli match.
De Santis attacked a bus, my son didn't even know he was a Roma fan, he went to help the people who were screaming and he shot, like you wouldn't even shoot an animal".
Antonella Leardi, Ciro Esposito's mother, did not take long to reply, commenting on the statements of theultras Roma man sentenced to 16 years in prison for the murder of his son.
“Let Daniele De Santis repent, let him repent before God. Today he says from prison that only God will judge him? I have forgiven precisely for the love of that great and wonderful God, who took my son in his arms that day and took him with him. It is for that hope that I live, so that De Santis can find God, ask him for forgiveness for what he has done”. explained the woman who since that day has carried on the battle for non-violence in sport and beyond.
Antonella Leardi: “I told my nephew Ciro Esposito everything about his uncle”
And then she adds: “In addition to Ciro, I have two other children, my nephew is called Ciro Esposito, I told him everything about his uncle, because children need to know everything. I really hope that Daniele De Santis can find God in his life, how many times I have knelt down and prayed for this. But don't say stupid things, because those who repent don't tell lies”.
"Ciro killed me in a ferocious way, he, a man of almost 50 years who could have been his father. My son would have turned 30 soon, he had the plan to go and live with his girlfriend. How many families did De Santis break? I will not be able to see my son turn gray, my life is broken, a part of it died with him".
Article published on 11 February 2023 - 08:53
