In the 2015 he tried to foil a robbery and lost his life, killed while he was with his 18-month-old daughter. Carabinieri and Construction Fund of the Province of Naples they celebrate the heroic gesture of Anatoly Korolawarded by President Mattarella of the medal.
It was August 29, 2015 and, a Cisterna Castle around 7.30 pm, two criminals, both with their faces completely covered with black helmets and masks, arrived at a supermarket in via Selva on board a scooter. While the driver waited outside the shopping centre, the passenger immediately entered the market and headed towards the checkouts.
At that juncture, Anatoly Korol, a 38-year-old bricklayer of Ukrainian nationality who was outside the shop, where he had just finished shopping with his 18-month-old daughter, having perceived the intentions of the two criminals, left the trolley with the child and attempted to block the driver of the scooter. He grabbed him by the strap of a bag he was carrying over his shoulder, but the latter managed to free himself, abandoning the bag, and also burst into the supermarket.
Anatoly followed the two criminals inside the shop and after an energetic, prolonged struggle with the robber armed with a gun, he managed to pin him to the ground. During the scuffle between the two, the other criminal understood that his accomplice was unable to free himself from Anatoly’s grip and intervened. First hitting the 38-year-old with violent punches, then attacking him on the head with a pen used like a dagger and, finally, appropriating the weapon held by the other robber, exploding two shots which hit the victim in the hemithorax and left thigh and caused his death.
Anatoly Korol thus he left his wife Nadiya and daughters Anastasiya (14 years old at the time) e Lisa (only 18 months old). The pressing investigative activity made it possible to arrest, on 5 September 2015, the two robbers who had hidden in Scalea, in the province of Cosenza. During the operations, two other people who had provided refuge for the two suspects were also reported.
The completion of the investigative activity of the provincial command of Naples then made it possible to identify and arrest, in execution of a precautionary custody order in prison, in October 2015, the other two accomplices in the robbery, held responsible for having carried out the preparatory inspection for the criminal action and aimed at acquiring information relating to the consistency of the proceeds and of having supplied the weapon and motorcycle used in the crime.
Following the first degree trial, the first three were sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment, while the fourth was sentenced to 3 years and 4 months’ imprisonment.
On October 2, 2015, at the Quirinale, the President of the Republicupon proposal of Interior Ministerhanded over to the family members of Anatolij Korol the Gold Medal for Civil Valor in memory.
This gesture is intended as a sign of recognition and gratitude for the sacrifice of a man who gave his life to defend the values of justice and solidarity. The delivery of the donation was a moment of great meaning and unity in sharing the pain and affirming the values of solidarity and justice.
Anatoly’s wife, Nadiya, wanted to release this statement: «The memory of my dear husband is kept alive thanks to the profound love that united us, and finds continuity in our daughters. His gesture of great courage is still remembered today with gratitude by the Carabinieri, who transform it into tangible support thanks to their assistance and protection. The support my family receives fromCarabinieri and from Naples Building Fund It has an inestimable value for me. I would like to express my profound thanks to the leaders of these institutions, including the General Antonio De VitaThe President Rodolfo Girardi, Vice President Dr. Valerio Medici and General Enrico Scandone».
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