Five people have been arrested for yesterday's fiery midday in Piazza Castello in Afragola.
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The investigations of the Afragola Police Station, coordinated by the Prosecutor's Office of Naples North, led to the arrest of four men and a woman. According to investigators, the attack arose from previous disagreements between two families over neighborhood issues.
The charges against those arrested are serious: triple attempted murder, assault, carrying and possession of a firearm and public intimidation with the use of weapons. The five arrested were taken to the Poggioreale prison in Naples.
Meanwhile, the clash continued throughout yesterday and this morning on social media (as can be seen from the posts published and spread by the Green Party MP, Francesco Emilio Borrelli.
One of the protagonists of the brawl, who was injured in the clashes, swore revenge through his social media according to several users who reported the incident to the deputy of the Green Left Alliance Francesco Emilio Borrelli: "You only tickled us, now we will make you experience hell."
The reconstruction of the clash
Yesterday noon, a violent attack with gunshots and baseball bats shocked Piazza Castello, in the center of Afragola. Five people were injured, three by gunshots (one to the leg and the most serious to the abdomen) and two by beatings.
The scene, which occurred shortly after Sunday Mass, was captured by three municipal video surveillance cameras. The images allowed investigators to identify those responsible and reconstruct the dynamics of the events.
The attack began with a beating with bare hands and baseball bats (provided by the arrested woman). Then, a gun appeared and several shots were fired, wounding three people: two of the opposing family (still in hospital, one awaiting intervention to extract a bullet) and a relative of the attackers who was trying to calm things down (discharged last night).
The episode has caused great alarm and concern in the community of Afragola. The State Police, with the support of the Prosecutor's Office of Naples North, will continue to investigate to shed light on the facts and bring those responsible to justice.
“All institutions must commit to stopping this violent drift that is increasingly transforming the streets of the territory into Wild West scenarios where not only criminals who compete for power and territory risk their lives but also and above all innocent people”, declared MP Borrelli.
Article published on 22 April 2024 - 16:34
