Three young people, a minor and two adults aged 19 and 23, have been arrested for the death of 47-year-old Giacomo Bongiorni, which occurred overnight in the center of Massa following an attack by a group of young people, including some minors. The two adults arrested are Ionut Alexandru Miron, 23, and Eduard Alin Carutasu, 19. They are charged with complicity in voluntary homicide.
The crime
A warning not to throw glass bottles at a shop was enough to unleash the fury of the gang of young people. Giacomo Bongiorni, 47, died like that, before the eyes of his 11-year-old son and his partner, last night in Piazza Felice Palma in Massa (Massa Carrara), in the historic city center, a stone's throw from the town hall.
Attacked, he fell to the ground, hitting his head on the asphalt and then going into cardiac arrest, which proved fatal. The emergency responders' lengthy attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
According to reports, Bongiorni was spending Saturday night downtown with several family members, including his brother-in-law and his 11-year-old son, who witnessed the scene along with his mother. After midnight, a group of about ten visibly intoxicated youths reportedly began throwing bottles and glasses at the window of a shop in the square. Bongiorni and his brother-in-law allegedly urged them to stop. At that point, the youths allegedly attacked, and then fled. The 47-year-old remained on the ground. The victim's brother-in-law was hospitalized with fractures. The 11-year-old son, taken to Massa hospital in a state of shock, was unharmed, as was Bongiorni's mother and partner, who was reportedly sedated.
The investigations
The Carabinieri, who responded immediately, quickly identified all the individuals involved, according to the prosecutor's office. Searches were then conducted and material useful for the investigation was seized. Surveillance cameras were also examined. The prosecutor on duty this morning conducted questioning and interviews with witnesses. The investigation is being conducted in collaboration with the prosecutor's office at the Genoa Juvenile Court.
Further useful information may emerge from the autopsy, which will be performed in the coming days. Preliminary hearings will take place early next week before the investigating judge of the Massa Court.
The victim and the mourning
Bongiorni, born in Viareggio but raised in Massa, lived in the Mirteto area and worked at Tecnoservice impianti Massa. In addition to his partner and son, he also leaves behind an 18-year-old daughter. A large bouquet of white flowers was placed in the square where the tragedy occurred. "On behalf of the city, I express profound sorrow and shock at this episode of unprecedented violence, aggravated by trivial motives, which has shocked the entire community," Mayor Francesco Persiani emphasized. "I extend my deepest condolences and my deepest sympathies to Giacomo Bongiorni's family, who have been profoundly affected by such a grave and unjust tragedy. A day of mourning will be declared on the day of the funeral."
Giacomo Bongiorni "saw some kids misbehaving and said something to them: that's why they killed him, before his son's eyes. So I ask myself: what are we becoming? What are we passing on as adults to the new generations? These questions don't have easy answers, and I'm wary of anyone who thinks they have one ready," emphasizes Bishop Mario Vaccari, who announces that a candlelight vigil will be organized for the 47-year-old.
Francesca Fialdini, a Rai television host originally from Massa, also remembers Bongiorni: "He was a classmate of mine," she wrote on social media. "Knowing that he died as a result of degenerate violence, perpetrated by kids, is doubly painful. Giacomo was a father, and he acted as such as well as a citizen. Now I mourn a playmate, a father, and also a child, his son, who saw it all."
A relative, Matteo Bruzzi, recounts: "It all started with the bottles. He was here, calmly, with his son and his partner. It wasn't as if he'd been looking for a challenge, but for saying 'don't throw the bottles,' he was attacked by these animals."
(Unioneonline)
