Marano - "That person knows where I live." Fear remains, along with questions about who set fire to his car. Raffaele De Rosa, the disabled citizen of Marano di Napoli left without a car after the fire broke out under his house, doesn't hide his concern.
“I’m very worried because the person who set fire to my car is still at large and, as far as I know, hasn’t been identified yet,” he says.
What weighs most heavily is the knowledge that the perpetrator would have acted with knowledge of the victim's location. "Setting fire to my car under my house means this person knows where I live, and that scares me terribly: I'm not just afraid for myself, but above all for my family," De Rosa adds.
The fight for the reserved seat
The fire stems from an incident that began with an argument over a parking space reserved for people with disabilities. The situation escalated to the point of damaging and destroying De Rosa's vehicle, an incident that investigators are now investigating.
Law enforcement is conducting the necessary investigations to reconstruct every step of the story and identify the person responsible for the fire. De Rosa, despite his fears, reiterates his confidence in the investigators' work and hopes that answers will be forthcoming soon.
"We don't feel safe anymore either."
The story also shines a spotlight on the daily challenges faced by families defending the right to use spaces reserved for people with disabilities.
Expressing solidarity with Raffaele is Asia Maraucci, president of the association La battaglia di Andrea, who says she has experienced a somewhat similar situation.
"I completely understand Raffaele's fear, because unfortunately, we haven't felt safe for a long time either," Maraucci explains.
The reference is to the vandalism he's suffered over the years precisely because of the defense of Andrea's reserved parking space. A situation that, he says, has also ended up changing the family's habits.
After suffering so many acts of vandalism to our car while defending Andrea's parking space, we've reached the point where, especially at night, we prefer to drive our car into the park where we live and park it in a corner, in front of the parking space of a neighbor who does us this favor, even though we know it's not formally allowed.
Fear and fundraising
A choice dictated by the need to prevent further damage. "We're doing it because we're afraid of further vandalism, and there are many people, even in the neighborhood, who look askance at us," adds Maraucci.
Hence the hope that the investigation can quickly reach a breakthrough: "The hope is that the investigation can quickly shed light on what happened and identify who is responsible."
Meanwhile, the GoFundMe fundraiser launched to help Raffaele De Rosa purchase a new car after his previous one was destroyed continues. The campaign has reached 63% of its goal: of the approximately €70 needed for the new vehicle, just over €26 is still missing.
A race against time to give Raffaele back not only a car, but also a portion of the autonomy that the fire suddenly took away from him.
Dettagli sulla raccolta fondi per Raffaele De Rosa
Ecco alcune informazioni pratiche riguardo alla situazione di Raffaele De Rosa e alla raccolta fondi avviata per aiutarlo.
- Obiettivo della raccolta: Raccogliere circa 70mila euro per l'acquisto di una nuova automobile.
- Current state: La campagna ha raggiunto il 63% dell'obiettivo, mancano poco più di 26mila euro.
- Platform: The fundraiser is active on GoFundMe.
- Motivation: L'iniziativa è stata avviata dopo l'incendio della vettura di Raffaele, che ha compromesso la sua autonomia.
