The bodies of Abd Rahim Gharsallah and Selma El Mouakit, the 16-month-old baby and her twenty-year-old niece who died in the road accident which occurred in the night between Saturday and Sunday on the Palermo-Sciacca road, left for Morocco and Tunisia yesterday afternoon. height of the junction for Giacalone. Mustapha and Gina, the parents of the university student, left the day before to welcome the body, which will be buried in Morocco according to the Muslim rite. Miriam Janale and Naceur Gharsallah, the parents of little Rahim, boarded another flight to Tunisia.
Yesterday morning, before leaving, the mayor of San Cipirello, Vito Cannella, returned to via Salvato, where the remains of the two victims had been welcomed. And where, after being discharged from hospital, Miriam returned, who on Saturday was driving the Fiat Punto which crashed into the guardrail of state road 624. “Her face is swollen, she is emotionally shattered and refuses food”, says the Mayor. That yesterday he was accompanied by the municipal social worker. However, in order to be activated, any psychological support interventions require the will of the families. In this specific case, the two young spouses of Maghrebi origins live in nearby San Giuseppe Jato. Where they are known and followed by the municipal social services.
Naceur is a waiter, while Miriam contributes to the family budget with online sales through live broadcasts on Facebook. Sixteen months ago they had experienced the joy of Rahim’s birth.
Selma El Mouakit, Miriam’s twenty-year-old niece, was enrolled in the first year of the degree course in Tourism, territories and businesses at the university. She had previously obtained a diploma from the Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa technical institute in Partinico.
The accident four days ago shattered his life and turned upside down that of his family, who have lived in the towns in the shadow of Monte Iato for forty years. Where they have become part of the Jato community. As demonstrated by the affection and solidarity received in recent days. Last Monday, a spontaneous procession, starting from Piazza Matrice in San Cipirello, went along Via Roma and reached Via Salvato, where the bodies of the two young victims of the road accident were located. A gesture that moved the families of Rahim and Selma. A route of about 300 meters that symbolically united Catholics and Muslims in prayer.
