Naples – It is an internal revenge within the Sanità, the result of alliances, blood and silence, that led to the murder of Emanuel During, killed last March 15th.
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The Sequino clan, recently reorganized after the release of some of its members, apparently decided and ordered the execution. Among those arrested is Salvatore Pellecchia, son of Sylvester – brother of Mary Grace Pellecchia, mother of Emanuel Tufano, another young victim of the urban feud.
The crimes of the two boys, as confirmed by the investigations, are connected, both at the center of a joint investigation between the Ordinary Prosecutor's Office and the District Anti-Mafia Office: the murder of Tufano, which occurred on October 24, 2024, and that of Durante.
According to investigators, Tufano was killed by friendly fire during a firefight between rival gangs in Sanità and Mercato districts: 14 people involved, including 6 minors.
The shooting – which started in via Antonietta De Pace and ended in via Carminiello al Mercato – it happened in a typically Camorra manner: five weapons in action, bursts fired at chest height, the objective being to kill.
But it was the murder of Tufano, the symbolic son of the clan, that triggered the reaction of the Sequin. Durante was not hit only for revenge – the investigators underline – but to reaffirm the criminal supremacy of the Health Group, at a time when his credibility was being called into question.
The Sequino clan wants to reassert its dominance over the Sanità district
His behavior and ties with one of the suspects were interpreted as "offensive" by the clan, who reacted with the language they know best: that of lead.
Behind the Durante murder there would be, once again, the clan's desire to re-establish terror on the territory. The investigations - carried out by the Naples Flying Squad and the Investigative Unit of the Carabinieri– have allowed us to clearly outline roles, perpetrators and dynamics. The Camorra speaks with blood again, and once again it is twenty-year-olds who die.
Article published on May 8, 2025 - 12:05 pm
Reading the article, it seems clear to me that the situation in Sanità is very complex and dangerous. The murders seem to be linked to internal clan dynamics, but it remains to be seen if there are possible solutions to stop this violence.