SMarco Evangelista – Caserta businessman Michele Corozza and his 31-year-old son Antonio have confessed to killing 25-year-old Stefano Margarita from Secondigliano the other evening and wounding 24-year-old Francesco Milone, also from Secondigliano.
But they told the prosecutor of the Santa Maria Capua Vetere prosecutor's office that they did it in self-defense because Antonio Carozza had been kicked and punched by a group of four boys from Secondigliano.
This is the epilogue of a dramatic story that led to the death of a 25-year-old man with a drug conviction and the wounding of his close friend. They were with two other friends, also from Secondigliano, who were later located by the Carabinieri that evening and questioned.
Antonio Carozza, attacked by the Secondigliano youths, reacted together with his father.
But the background is the request to pay off debts arising from the proceeds of a series of scams for the elderly The crimes were carried out by the Secondigliano group led by Antonio Carozza. The young man, son of the owner of the Karkom paint factory, was stopped at a checkpoint in the province of Caserta a few weeks ago with a large quantity of gold and subsequently reported.
Stefano Margarita had gone the other evening to ask for his share, and from words he had turned into action with the attack on Antonio Carozza. The young man had gone to the meeting accompanied by his father, who had followed in another car.
And when he saw his son in distress, the entrepreneur intervened. A massive brawl ensued. A diving knife appeared. The blades struck him fatally, striking Stefano Margarita, who died shortly after being admitted to the Caserta hospital. Francesco Milone was less seriously injured.
In the meantime some of the inhabitants of the area of Viale della Libertà in San Marco Evangelista had warned the policeThe two boys from Secondigliano escaped unharmed, along with the two Corozza father and son. But their escape didn't last long. They were located during the night.
And now I am in prison in Santa Maria Capoua Vetere awaiting the validation hearing while in Secondigliano there is crying Stephen Margaret, boy known in the neighborhood.
Article published on 9 July 2025 - 07:07
The situation is very complex and sad. You never know how an argument can end, and here a young man died and another was injured. Let's hope justice takes its course without mistakes.