I love him and I'm deeply sorry to have now realized how strong and profound his distress was. I'm deeply sorry if he mistook my teachings for accusations or punishments.
Isabella Marsilio, the teacher stabbed this morning in Rome by her 13-year-old student, responds with what she would like to say to the young man. "Even though I never punished him, he harbored a great deal of anger toward me. I feel deeply sorry for his distress," she says, adding that she wants to meet him "to hug him."
Regarding the incident, the teacher recounts how it happened: "I was afraid I was going to die. He stabbed me and remained silent."
It was 9:20 a.m. "Without knocking, I saw my student come in," says teacher Isabella Marsilio. " I looked at him but didn't have time to realize. He was wearing a cycling helmet and a pair of glasses with a camera. In his left hand, he held a can of pepper spray, which he sprayed in my face. Then he struck me with a knife with a blade at least 20 centimeters long. He never said a word. Nothing. Not before, not after."
Regarding the 13-year-old who committed the crime, she emphasized: "Last year, he had shown signs of inner distress," she clarified. " He's an only child; his parents live for him. There were some behaviors that gave cause for concern. On many occasions, he showed a sense of anger, annoyance, and superiority, even toward his classmates. He was very anxious."
Regarding some of the professor's pro-remigration posts on social media, and the fact that the young man who saved her is of Congolese origin, the professor responds: "There's nothing incongruent between an idea I express on social media and applauding a boy who saved me. My views don't change." So she still thinks the same way about remigration? "Of course," Marsilio states. "My student from Congo has every right to be here and should be awarded a medal. It's a different story for those who come here and commit crimes."
(Unioneonline)
