Sameh also died, 34 years, in the house fire in Vittoria (Ragusa) which occurred yesterday (CLICK HERE). The fire was set by a man originally from Tunisia who set fire to the house, killing his 55-year-old mother Mariam, burning his 57-year-old father Kamel Zaouali and the two sisters Sameh and Oumaima aged 19 and 36 That they first suffered very serious burns.
The older sister was hospitalized in the burns center ofCannizzaro hospital in Catania. I am still hospitalizedin very serious conditions, the father Kamel Zaouali, 57 years old (at the Palermo Civic Center) and the youngest daughter, Omaima, 19 years old, who in a few days would have had to support the final exams in the Mazzini linguistic high school in Vittoria. The person who caused the fire in the house was the son of the Zaouali family, 29 years old, who was in custody.
However, the conditions are always very serious Kamel Zaouai, 57 years old, andher daughter Oumaima, of 19. The person responsible for the tragedy must answer for multiple murder and attempted murder. The Zaouai family has been living in Vittoria for some time, where Kamel works on a farm. The man is hospitalized in intensive care at the Civic hospital in Palermo with burns on his 40% of the body.
His intent was to kill. When the sisters left the house, running and screaming, now engulfed in flames, he continued to chase them. With a rudimentary torch in hand to try to hit them again, to try to add more fire to that fire that was now devouring them. The neighbors’ story is chilling. Everyone witnessed the tragedy that occurred on Wednesday night. Woken up, around 2.30 am, by the inhuman screams. “CThey stood in the square and were unrecognizable – says a woman – they were human torches screaming and calling for help. Some people took to the streets with blankets to wrap them up and put out the flames. A blanket then remained attached to the body. Some young Tunisians bravely entered the house amidst the flames and pulled out her mother, who was now unrecognizable, and placed her on the ground. Help arrived almost immediately. But none of them were saved from the flames“.
The 30-year-old had also slashed the tires of the family cars. Sameh, her older sister, had purchased a second car with the money she earned from her job. She was known and respected, a special relationship with her mother and sisters. The Zaouali family had lived there for a long time. “They were special, serene, calm people – the neighbors still say – tEveryone respected them, their daughters had studied, with excellent results. One of the sisters was attending university, the other would be graduating from high school in a few days. But we knew there were problems. The only boy in the family had had some difficult years. As a child he was like the others, a lively and smiling child who played with others. Then something changed. Sometimes he was under house arrest. He often shouted and mistreated his family, he was violent. They had reported him several times, he was of no use, it wasn’t enough“.
After the tragedy the man moved away. He was tracked down a few hours later thanks to the images of the cameras in the area and the story of those who had seen him and said where he was headed. It seems that he was planning to escape, to leave Vittoria. Aware of the fact that he would have no escape. Taken to the police station he was questioned at length. The arrest was issued in the evening. The charges for him will be very serious, premeditated voluntary murder aggravated by cruelty and family ties, attempted murder.
