A near tragedy in Aci Trezza, where the local police saved a 60-year-old man who was on the verge of hanging himself in the house where he lived, now alone, after the death of his wife.
It was the same man who called 112, announcing his desire to end it all, as he was suffering from depression, perceived as unbearable on the anniversary of his other half’s death.
Upon receiving the phone call, the operator of the Acireale company’s operations center managed to maintain constant telephone contact with the man, establishing a relationship of empathy and closeness with him to try to convince him to desist, all this while directing him home His is a patrol from the mobile radio unit.
Within a few minutes, the crew sent to the rescue was also joined by a marshal from the Aci Castello station, who, although free from duty, immediately reached the victim’s apartment, as the victim had asked to speak to him. . In fact, the man had met the marshal on a previous occasion and was struck by his kindness, so much so that he invoked his intervention in such a difficult moment for him.
When they arrive on site, the soldiers already from the street see the 60-year-old standing at the entrance to the kitchen French window, standing on a chair, with a noose around his neck, secured by the other end of the rope to a metal hook. in a wall, about three meters above the ground. In the seconds that followed, the man, at the sight of the carabinieri, in tears tried to push himself to let himself fall but the soldiers of the Carabinieri, with cold blood, moving the boulders positioned in front of the gate of the house to block the passage, managed to arrive in time and cut the rope with a knife, supporting the man to prevent him from hanging. Once the situation was made safe, the police then made sure that the victim had not suffered any physical damage, after which they entrusted him to the care of the health workers, who had meanwhile rushed to the scene.
Please remember that there is a toll-free line that is always active to contact for requests for help: Telefono Amico 199.284.284; Telefono Azzurro 1.96.96; InOltre Project 800.334.343; De Leo Fund 800.168.678
