There is perhaps a question linked to a girl at the basis of the murder of 18-year-old Giuseppe Turco, stabbed to death in Piazza Villa in Casal di Principe by a boy who is more or less the same age, and whose position is being examined by the Carabinieri and the Public Prosecutor's Office. Napoli North.
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According to the first testimonies, there would have been first a harsh exchange of words, then the knife was drawn to stab the victim several times and in a brutal way. A crime that matured in the places of youth movida that caused a strong shock in the two neighboring communities of Casal di Principe and Villa Literno.
The 18-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen and died, probably instantly. Despite the timely intervention of the emergency services, which were called immediately, it was not possible to save the young man. By the time the ambulance arrived, it was too late to do anything.
The boy comes from a respected family in the community of Villa Literno. His father is a highly esteemed craftsman and the tragedy has deeply shaken the entire family and the community. The investigation is being conducted by the Carabinieri of the Casal di Principe Company with the coordination of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Naples North.
The mayor of Casal di Principe: “One of those news items we would never want to hear.”
“What happened last night in Piazza Villa leaves us shocked. A 17-year-old boy losing his life at the hands of another young man is one of those stories we never want to hear.”
Thus the mayor of Casal di Principe, Renato Natale regarding the murder of an 18-year-old which occurred yesterday evening. “We do not know the dynamics of this serious bloodbath; we know – he adds – that the judiciary and law enforcement are working to define and clarify the ways in which this tragic conclusion was reached.
We can only express our dismay and our closeness to the community of Villa Literno, to which the victim belonged, and to his family."
“In the meantime,” Napoli says, “I have already sent a request to those responsible for public order, who already carry out important work in the area, to make a further effort to ensure permanent presences in places with the greatest influx of young people.
At the same time, I have called an extraordinary meeting for Monday with the youth organizations, to reflect on what has happened and to verify the possibility, with everyone's collaboration, of implementing adequate socio-cultural initiatives capable of preventing phenomena of this type".
The mayor of Villa Literno: “A very bitter awakening”
"A very bitter awakening for Villa Literno, at a time when we were only giving good news related to the works related to the Pnrr destined to change the face of the country. The time has come to start restructuring the community socially and focus on our young people".
It is the commentary of suffering and anguish of Valerio DiFraia, mayor of Villa Literno, a municipality in the Caserta area where 18-year-old Giuseppe Turco came from, stabbed to death during the night in Piazza Villa in Casal di Principe by a boy of almost the same age.
“I am close to Giuseppe's parents, who are facing this immense tragedy, which came about for very trivial reasons. We must teach the kids – adds Di Fraia – the value of life, which has been somewhat lost; we are thinking about material work, I think of everything that is part of the PNRR, yet our young people do not seem to understand fundamental values that seem obvious to us. Giuseppe loved life, his parents are good people and honest workers (Giuseppe's father is a blacksmith, ed.), and they did not deserve to face a situation like this”.
Article published on 30 June 2023 - 10:41
