Boscoreale. On Christmas Eve, while families were preparing for the celebrations, a tragedy was silently unfolding in the Circumvesuviana station of Boscoreale. A girl of only 16 years old, in the throes of a deep crisis, threatened to take her own life by throwing herself under a train.
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The alarm was raised by Telefono Azzurro, who immediately contacted the Carabinieri Operations Center of Torre Annunziata. The military, with promptness and professionalism, undertook a delicate and risky action.
On the phone, with a trembling voice, the young woman poured out all her pain and desperation. The carabinieri, with patience and humanity, listened to her, trying to establish a relationship of trust and to make her understand that she was not alone. In the meantime, a patrol was sent to the place.
The police officers at the station obtain the 16-year-old's cell phone number and with their hearts in their throats they type the contact on the phone's keyboard. The girl answers! "How are you? What's going on?" the carabiniere will say. Two questions that enter the heart of the 16-year-old who from then on will be a river in full flood. The girl tells of her discomfort and perhaps someone is finally listening to her.
Word after word the Arma switchboard operator continues to listen, slowly suggesting some possibility that perhaps the girl had not yet considered. The dialogue continues without breaking that intimate and confidential relationship. The tones of the interlocutors are calm while the switchboard sends a patrol to the place. The cell phone battery could run out or worse still the girl could decide to hang up.
For the girl just a few cuts on her wrists and now a path to follow
The gazelle reaches the train station. In a double conversation between telephone and live the carabinieri gain the trust of the 16-year-old who goes to meet the soldiers.
The young woman is better now, with a few cuts on her wrists and a path to follow.
The meeting between the military and the girl was crucial. With delicacy, the police They managed to calm her down and convince her to get help. The 16-year-old, although shaken, is now out of danger.
Article published on 26 December 2024 - 06:47
It is truly sad to see that even on holidays like Christmas there are such dramatic situations. The girl was lucky to find the police who listened to her and helped her. Let's hope that next time there will be more attention on these issues.