Murder of Pamela Mastropietro
| Murder of Pamela Mastropietro | |
|---|---|
 Pamela Mastropietro | |
| Born | 23 August 1999[1] Rome, Italy |
| Died | 30 January 2018 (aged 18) via Spalato 124 Macerata, Marche, Italy |
| Cause of death | Knife wounds leading to blood loss and suffocation |
| Arrested | Innocent Oseghale Desmond Lucky Lucky Awelima |
Pamela Mastropietro was an 18-year-old Italian girl who was last seen on 29 January 2018 and was murdered soon after in Macerata, Italy. The suspects are three Nigerian immigrants, as of 7 July 2018 these allegations are still being investigated and the accused criminals are in custody.[2] Parts of Mastropieto's body were missing, which sparked allegations of the murder having been a muti killing involving cannibalism.
Background
Mastropietro was born and lived in Rome.[citation needed] She was 18 years old and had moved away from the recovery community for drug addiction where she was a guest in Marche, the Pars of Corridonia, on 29 January. Her mother stated that Mastropietro began abusing drugs after dating a Romanian man, and was attending a drug treatment facility at the time of her death.[2] When she left the community she did not take her mobile phone and identification documents. She is believed to have sought drugs in Diaz Gardens, a known gathering place for dealers, addicts and criminals.
Murder and investigation
Mastropietro's body was found severely mutilated, hidden in two suitcases; though believed to be a murder victim her exact cause of death was unclear as of February 2018.[3] Soon after, Italian police said they found her bloodied clothing at the home of Innocent Oseghale, a Nigerian who came to Italy in 2014 but dropped out of a refugee assistance program and began selling drugs.[2] Along with Oseghale, police arrested Desmond Lucky and Lucky Awelima. A fourth suspect, a Ghanese drug dealer, was sought as a fugitive.[4] [5] [6][7] The murder caused public outrage, anger and anti-immigrant sentiment in Macerata.
Innocent Oseghale, described as "a 29-year-old Nigerian with an expired residency permit and a criminal record of drug dealing," is suspected and was arrested soon after the body was found.[8]
On 7 June 2018 the magistrate of Macerata, Giovanni Maria Manzoni, has revoked custody in prison, but only for allegations of murder, vilification, destruction and concealment of corpse, against Lucky Awelima and Desmond Lucky initially arrested for competition with Innocent Oseghale for the murder of Pamela Mastropietro and the dismemberment of the corpse in Macerata.[9] Lucky Awelima and Desmond Lucky remain in jail for heroin dealing.
Matteo Salvini, the newly-elected deputy prime minister and interior minister, has often mentioned the Mastropietro murder as part of his hard-on-crime policies and skepticism towards immigration.[2]
Alessandro Meluzzi, a psychiatrist and criminologist, has alleged that the murder was associated with Nigerian organized crime gangs.[10]
See also
- Murder of Meredith Kercher
- Murder of Ashley Ann Olsen
- Murder of Amalia Voican[11]
- Murder of Desirée Mariottini
- Murders of Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland[12]
- kidnapping and murder of Silvia Romano[13]
References
- ^ "Oggi Pamela Mastropietro avrebbe compiuto 19 anni - Picchio News - Il giornale tra la gente per la gente". PicchioNews.
- ^ a b c d Jason Horowitz (July 7, 2018) This Italian Town Once Welcomed Migrants. Now, It’s a Symbol for Right-Wing Politics, The New York Times, accessed 28 July 2018
- ^ "'Stop the violence': Italians march to remember woman found dismembered in Macerata". www.thelocal.it. 7 February 2018.
- ^ Il Fatto Quotidiano, 31 January 2018.
- ^ Corriere 21 February 2018.
- ^ Daily Mail 17 February 2018.
- ^ Libero Quotidiano 23 February 2018.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (13 February 2018). "Fischia il vento". London Review of Books blog. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Pamela:revocato carcere per omicidio a 2". ansa.it. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ ""Perché le hanno mangiato il cuore": Pamela, parla il criminologo: la ricostruzione mostruosa sui nigeriani / Foto". www.liberoquotidiano.it.
- ^ "Amalia, la ragazza trovata morta nel covo dei tossici". 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Marocco, due turiste scandinave stuprate e sgozzate mentre facevano trekking". 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Kenya, rapita una volontaria milanese di 23 anni durante un attacco in un villaggio". tgcom24. tgcom24. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.