The school proved crucial in bringing to light a dramatic case of domestic violence against a 15-year-old boy, the victim of abuse and threats from his father because of his homosexuality.
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The teachers, after listening to the young man's story, convinced him to file a complaint. The episode that led to the turning point occurred during class: while he was in class, the boy received a WhatsApp message from his father with explicit death threats.
Shocked, he immediately informed the teachers, who in turn contacted the police and started the investigation. This is how the situation in which he found himself living came to light.
The audios sent by the father to the boy acquired during the investigations contain the brutal violence that the 15-year-old had to suffer from the 48-year-old arrested today by the Carabinieri of Poggioreale. The beatings were frequent and on the body the 15-year-old bore the marks.
To the police, the fifteen-year-old confided the drama he was experiencing: physical violence, constant threats and a climate of terror due to his father's rejection of his sexual orientation. He showed the bruises caused by the beatings, explaining that no family member had ever reported what was happening.
Informed by police, the Naples Prosecutor's Office has activated the emergency protocol of the "red code", leading to the arrest of the father, a criminal, caught in the act in his home. The Juvenile Prosecutor's Office has also been involved to evaluate possible protective measures for the boy.
A timely intervention that demonstrates the importance of the role of schools not only as places of learning, but also as safe spaces where young people can find a listening ear and help in moments of greatest vulnerability.
The boy is now in a protected community
“Thanks to the timely intervention of the social services of the Municipality of Naples, the minor was immediately placed in a protected community, where he will receive the necessary support to overcome this painful experience”. This is what the Councilor for Social Policies of the Municipality of Naples, Luca Trapanese, wrote on social media.
“Welcoming your children as they are, accepting their diversity, is not only a duty, but represents an extraordinary wealth for every family and for society as a whole. Respect and love must always prevail,” explained the councilor.
Trapanese also underlined the “need for political commitment to create education and support paths dedicated to families, promoting a culture of diversity as a positive value. Only in this way can we build a more inclusive and respectful society, in which every individual is free to be themselves”.
Antonello Sannino, president of Arcigay Napoli: There is a heavy climate around Italy”
“After Bologna, Milan, Turin and Rome, here in Campania we are also recording extremely violent homophobic and transphobic attacks, the result of the climate poisoned by this Government and the parliamentary majority that supports it”.
Antonello Sannino, President of Antinoo Arcigay Naples, he comments on the case of a 15-year-old boy who was bullied by his father because he was gay. “Spreading hate has a price and this price is being paid by LGBTQIA+ people and all those sections of the citizenry attacked daily by the rhetoric of hate,” he explains. “We need to quickly approve a security package for LGBTQIA+ people, as requested by many LGBTQIA+ associations with the petition 'I am not with the pack',” he underlines.
Article published on 18 January 2025 - 14:32
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The story of this boy is truly tragic and highlights a very serious problem. It is important that schools can intervene in situations like this, but greater support from institutions is also needed.