A 21 year old Tunisian, he had a clean criminal record killed on Wednesday 15 May around 9.30 pm in the Montagnola park area, right at the foot of the Pincio steps.
Montagnola murder: a 17 year old arrested
He is a 17 year old boy, Tunisian like the victim, the alleged perpetrator of the stabbing murder. The investigations by the police flying squad, coordinated by the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office, led to the stop of the boywith some police records for robbery and drug dealing.
It all started with the attempted theft of a bike
Polfer personnel tracked him down in Piazza delle Medaglie d’Oro, in front of the station. The crime is believed to have arisen from attempted theft of the bike of the victim, which started a fight. It is not excluded that other people participated.
The Montagnola park and the security hub
The young man, who was stabbed in the side, was rescued but he died shortly afterwards in hospital. The theme of safety therefore returns to the park near the station, historically crossed by delinquency problems and also manned by the Army as part of the “safe roads” operation. Here a few days ago a woman had been raped by a 25-year-old Tunisian who had abused her despite the victim’s desperate screams.
Mayor Matteo Lepore calls Minister Piantedosi
Having learned the news of the murder, the mayor of Bologna, Matteo Lepore, spoke to the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi. «A very serious episode which is added to the last few days”, says Matilde Madrid, head of the municipality’s cabinet. The mayor heard the minister «to ask for accurate and decisive interventionand also Prefect and Quaestor.
Residents: “We are tired of being afraid”
«Citizens are tired of being afraid – underlines Madrid – The Municipality, together with many entities, is about to start a three-month event in the Montagnola park, with events every evening to build a cultural presence in the area, but on the outside area from the Pincio and Piazza XX Settembre a solution is needed. We are ready to collaborate with the police and ask that the minister intervene as soon as possible.”
