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Murder of Desirée Mariottini
Died18 October 2018, Via Dei Lucani 22 Rome, Lazio, Italy
Cause of deathRespiratory crisis due to drug mix overdose and repeated torture and sexual abuse.
ArrestedMamadou Gara
Brian Minteh
Alinno Chima
Yusif Salia

Desirée Mariottini was a 16-year-old Italian girl who was last seen on 18 October 2018 and was murdered soon after in Rome, Italy.[1]

Background

Mariottini was born and lived in Cisterna di Latina (Latina) in the region of Lazio.[citation needed]

The San Lorenzo district is a traditionally left-wing neighborhood still scarred by World War II bombings.[2]

Murder and investigation

On 17 October 2018, Mariottini missed the last bus and did not return to her home.[3]

Desirée Mariottini was drugged unconscious and sexually abused in a drug den in the San Lorenzo district in Rome.[2] While Desirèe was unconscious she was abused several times by different people. As reconstructed, she had taken drugs as early as the afternoon of October 18, and died later on the night of 19 October. She was being abused while she was dying. This was shown by the investigations conducted by the police in Rome and by the San Lorenzo police station.[4][5]

On 25 October two people were arrested for the murder: Mamadou Gara 26 and Brian Minteh 43, both Senegal and living illegally in Italy.[citation needed] Both are accused, along other suspects, of group sexual violence, drug possession and voluntary homicide. The police are looking for at least two other men involved in the murder. The criminals were identified after a series of testimonies and findings made in the building where the body was found.[4]

Later, Alinno Chima, aged 40 from Nigeria was arrested.[6][7][8]

On 26 October 2018 a fourth arrest was made, Yusif Salia from Gambia.[9]

None of the arrested had legal documents to reside in Italy.[10]

Autopsy

The autopsy has confirmed that Desirée Mariottini was a virgin before being raped.[11] [12]

Aftermath

Mariottini was buried on Sunday 30 October in Cisterna di Latina in a ceremony attended by hundreds and mayor Raggi declared a day of mourning.[13][14]

Visit by Minister Matteo Salvini at the scene of the crime

On October 24, 2018 interior minister Matteo Salvini, the leader of the anti-migration Northern League party, went to the abandoned building where the girl's body was found.[2][15]

Activists in the traditionally left-wing San Lorenzo district prevented Salvini from placing a rose outside the drug den where the victim was found and accused Salvini of exploiting her death. He returned later in the day unannounced and placed the flowers in front of the gate.[2]

Pronouncements by the President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani

The tragedy of Desirée "must be the last that happens in Italy and in Rome, an abandoned city, the degradation is evident, moral and social, more checks are needed in the city, more men and women of the police are needed, especially at night".[16]

The decision of the mayor of Rome

The Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi decided to proclaim a day of mourning for the city in conjunction with the funeral of Desirée Mariottini.[17] She also declared the intention of city authorities to have the building demolished. In a social media post, she stated that as a mayor, as a woman and the mayor of the city she could not tolerate the thought of this crime and called it an "atrocious crime".[18]

On the evening of 25 October 2018, a spontaneous torch-light procession by the people of Rome San Lorenzo was organized to ask for "justice for Desirée".[19][20]

Protests against the mayor of Rome

On 27 October 2018, the citizens of Rome protest against the deterioration of the city, in which some areas such as Via Dei Lucani 22 are crumbling and abandoned to carelessness, and, above all, to criminals as drug dealers.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ ""Fu stuprata da non cosciente" L'orrore sul corpo di Desirée". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Salvini Seizes on 2nd Italian Teenager's Death to Push Immigration Issue". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  3. ^ "Gang lied to teen on fatal drug mix to rape her - GIP - English". ANSA.it. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  4. ^ a b "Desirée: fermate due persone, caccia ai complici. Salvini: "I vermi pagheranno"". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ^ "San Lorenzo, l'ex enclave rossa senza più anima". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Migrants held as girl's killing shocks Italy". BBC News. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  7. ^ "Migrants held in Italy over girl's death". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  8. ^ "Migrants held as girl's killing shocks Italy - Ghanaian Times". www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
  9. ^ "Italian police arrest 4th suspect in teen's murder in Rome". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  10. ^ "Italian Police Arrest 4th Suspect in Teen's Murder in Rome". Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  11. ^ ""Desirée era vergine quando è stata violentata", spunta il dettaglio sull'autopsia". ilgazzettino.it. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Desirée non si è mai prostituita: era ancora vergine quando fu stuprata". ilgiornale.it. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Crowds flock to Desirée funeral - English". ANSA.it. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  14. ^ "Desirée Mariottini morta a San Lorenzo: oggi i funerali, Roma è in lutto". RomaToday. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
  15. ^ "Desirée, Salvini a San Lorenzo". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  16. ^ alaNEWS (2018-10-25), Desirée, Tajani: "Degrado a Roma, si diano una mossa", retrieved 2018-10-28
  17. ^ "Desirée: fermate tre persone. Un testimone all'ANSA: "Stava male, intorno 7-8 persone"". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. ^ "African migrants arrested in connection with Italian teenager's death | The Cube". euronews. 2018-10-26. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  19. ^ "San Lorenzo scende in strada. Tensione alla fiaccolata per Desirée". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  20. ^ "Desirée: tre fermi per l'omicidio, caccia al quarto uomo". Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Roma, cittadini in piazza contro la Raggi". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  22. ^ "Marocco, due turiste scandinave stuprate e sgozzate mentre facevano trekking". 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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