School murder: The killer's father expresses his anguish: "I ask Abanoub's family for forgiveness."

La Spezia– Two fathers, two mirrored and terrible pains, separated by a blade that destroyed the future of a very young man. Just hours after the tragedy that rocked the professional school in La Spezia, Boulkhir Atif, the father of the 18-year-old who struck Abanoub, speaks out.

He doesn't seek justification, but offers a heartbreaking repentance and the portrait of a son who, in his eyes, appears unrecognizable from the murderer described in the news.

The apologies and the heartbreak

"I am a father, and my first thoughts go to the other father, to the man who lost his son forever." These are heavy words, as heavy as boulders, entrusted to the Corriere della Sera.

Boulkhir seeks human contact, albeit remotely, with the victim's family: "I want to apologize to him, to the boy's sisters, to his entire family. Precisely because I'm a parent, I understand the depths of their pain. I'm so sorry for what happened."

The portrait of the “model boy”

The man's words reveal the profile of an unsuspecting young man, light years away from the stereotype of a violent man. This contrast makes the story even darker. "I work as a gardener from morning to night, but I know my son," insists the parent. The 18-year-old, in Italy since 2015, is described as a "good boy," dedicated to his studies and work, without vices: "He doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke. He enrolled in a professional school because his dream was to become a nautical technician."

A domestic detail adds a note of bitterness to the story: "When he came home, he always brought a sweet or a gift to his little brothers." An image of family normality shattered at school.

The reconstruction of the tragedy

Disbelief remains at the outburst of violence. The incident, which shocked the La Spezia community, occurred in a context that should have been protected: the school. An argument, perhaps over old grudges or an impulsive gesture, followed by a bladed weapon and the fatal blows that left young Abanoub with no chance of escape.

"I honestly don't think this is something someone with his character would do. It's never given me any problems," the attacker's father repeats, as if waking from a nightmare. While the investigation will clarify the exact circumstances and motive, the devastation of two families torn apart by a moment of madness remains.