The father of little Giovanni, the 9-year-old boy killed two nights ago in Muggia (Trieste) , is "completely devastated " and continues to express " great regret that his mother was allowed to see the child without protection ." This was reported by the parish priest of Muggia, Don Andrea Destradi, who has been in constant contact with the man these days.
The child was alone in his mother's home, during one of their first encounters without his father. It was on that occasion that the woman killed her son by slitting his throat.
According to some newspapers, the woman – now in prison – has already shown violent behavior in the past : two years ago she is said to have tightened her hands around the child's neck, causing some bruises that are believed to heal in three days.
A family picture also emerges marked by constant conflict: the cohabitation between the two parents was turbulent and effectively ended shortly after the child's birth. In one of the threats directed at her ex-husband, the woman allegedly told him: " Remember, if I die, Giovanni dies with me. And don't think I'm joking ."
(Unioneonline/vf)