After two days of Agonia, Filippo Verterame, 22 years old, died in the afternoon at the “Pugliese Ciaccio” Polyclinic in Catanzaro. The young man, wounded on Tuesday morning in the violent brawl exploded in the seaside resort of Le Cinnella, was unable to overcome the consequences of the stab wound that had reached him in the throat. Transported first to the Crotone hospital for a first intervention and then transferred by helicopter to Catanzaro for a second delicate operation, Filippo had lost a lot of blood and his condition had immediately appeared desperate.
The doctors did everything to save him, but his heart gave up. To give voice to the pain of the entire city and the family was the mayor Maria Grazia Victimberga, who in a moved note wanted to pay homage to the young man: “I learned a little while ago that our young fellow countryman Filippo unfortunately left us. As already reiterated – continues the mayor – the violence must never be the solution and must always be condemned, and it is our duty to commit ourselves to search every day and in every question through the dialogue and respect for the other. The day in which everything stops to pay homage to a young man, for a sincere and moved embrace of the whole administration, of the whole community to Filippo’s family. And in life ”.
In the morning the appeal of the mother Angela Giaquinta had arrived
The woman, through a social message, asked everyone a moment of silence, respect and prayer for the son, who struggles between life and death after being hit by a stab wound in the throat. “Filippo – writes the mother – is just 22 years old, but has a maturity, a dedication and love for our land that could be attributed to those who lived much longer. After his studies he committed himself with passion to enhance the territory through tourism and welcome. For three years he has managed an accommodation facility in Le Cinnamella and, with the Asylos Association and many friends, has created the first inclusive beach: a project of which he was deeply proud ».
Words full of emotion and written in a difficult moment and which also become a response to the controversies and insinuations that appeared on social networks in the hours following the fight. “The superficial comments on social media – underlines the mother – added anger to immense pain. How can you describe himself without knowing him a respectable boy like a thug dedicated to brawls and violence? Nobody has to afford anymore ».
The mother strongly claims the honesty and commitment of her son and invites those who know him to do the same: «Do not allow his name to be muddied by associating him with those who attacked him, to those who flaunt illegality in the light of the sun. Filippo has always undertaken honestly, “annoying” perhaps those who illegally exploit our land without respect. He is only guilty of working with sincerity and love ». Finally, the most heartfelt appeal: «We ask respect for our family and above all for Filippo in this difficult moment. Please pray for him, to avoid defamations or insinuations, and to let justice take its course. Those who want can help us with prayer and spreading this appeal so that the truth, dignity and honesty of Filippo are respected ».