The 9-year, 6-month prison sentence for Michele Antonio Gaglione, responsible for the death of his sister Paola Gaglione, has become definitive.
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He is charged with unintentional homicide and the Court of Cassation rejected the appeal presented by his lawyer.
On the night between September 11 and 12, 2020, the girl was on a scooter with her trans partner Ciro Migliore. The two were chased by Michele Antonio Maglkione who opposed his sister's relationship with Ciro.
The scooter with the two boys on it went off the road due to a rear-end collision with her brother and Paola lost her life because she crashed head-first into an irrigation pipe that was on the ground adjacent to the road.
Antinoo Arcigay Naples expresses “full satisfaction” regarding the rejection of the appeal. “The trial in which Michele Gaglione was accused of the unintentional homicide of his sister Paola and of the serious injuries to Ciro has come to an end: the judges have established that this dramatic event had, among its motives, a heated transphobic hatred that led the young Michele to commit an insane and extreme act.
The satisfaction of Ciro Maglione's lawyer
The real loser of this story is the love between two people who fought against every discrimination, every obstacle, every social and economic hardship. And the strength of that love remains as a warning for those who today live in Parco Verde di Caivano”, is the lawyer's comment John Paul Picardi, who assisted Ciro Migliore for the civil part of the trial.
Satisfied with the Supreme Court's decision also Daniela Lourdes Falanga, at the time of the facts president of Antinoo Arcigay Naples and today Delegate for trans policies of the same association: “We were right and we had to intervene. This can be confirmed unequivocally. A serious chapter in the history of my presidency at Antinoo Arcigay Napoli is closed.
This is one of the most serious news stories regarding the LGBT population that Italy has ever witnessed, and my intervention was crucial in defining the transphobic track. I did not leave Ciro alone for a single moment, who was devastated, at the time, by the death of Maria Paola and from the immediately ostracistic attitude of the media and powerful figures of Caivano.
Daniela Lourdes Falanga: “We have always been close to Ciro”
We were a civil party and we defended Ciro without respite, and the memory of a love dramatically mutilated for reasons explained. We are now on the territory and we remain firm in the idea of presiding over it with any action that can neutralize a violent, sexist and heteropatriarchal culture.
We can also respond, definitively, to those who, like Don Patriciello, in a paternalistic tone, have deliberately wanted to play down the homophobic implications of the affair".
Finally the lawyer Mara Biancamano, legal reference of Antinoo Arcigay Naples, commented on the news as follows: “The final conviction not only punishes a horrible crime, but I hope it will serve as a deterrent from committing hate crimes against trans people and an inspiration for families to welcome their transgender sons and daughters and accompany them on the path to happiness and serenity.
Gaglione was also sentenced to pay damages
The court also sentenced the defendant to pay damages to the civil parties, namely Ciro Migliore and the association Antinoo Arcigay Napoli, recognizing the transphobic motive in the murder.
Antinoo Arcigay Napoli has contributed to the achievement of this important result for the memory of Maria Paola and will work to obtain compensation for the damage. The proceeds will be used to continue the fight against all types of discrimination and violence based on homosexual, lesbian, and transphobia”.
Article published on 15 June 2024 - 12:36
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