The investigations on the tragic death of Filippo Verterame, the 22 year old from Isola di Capo Rizzuto killed during the violent brawl of August 19, now enter a crucial phase. The Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Crotone, with the public prosecutor Pasquale Festa, has in fact issued a notice of non -repeatable technical investigations: tomorrow, August 23, the autopsy examination on the young man’s body will be carried out, as part of the investigation file recorded with the number 2717/2025.
There are six people formally investigated: Francesco Paparo, assisted by the lawyer Francesco Sacco; Antonio Paparo, defended by the same lawyer; Giuseppe Paparo, defended by the lawyer Domenico Magnolia; Carmine Verterame, assisted by the lawyer Francesco Oppido; Giuseppe Verterame, defended by the lawyers Mario Lucente and Francesca Buonopane; Alessandro Bianco, defended by the lawyer Tiziano Saporito.
Everyone is accused of aggravated brawl for the ferocious scuffle that took place in the center of Isola di Capo Rizzuto. The most serious accusations weigh on Giuseppe Paparo, 39 years old, for which the prosecutor assumes voluntary murder against Filippo. According to the reconstruction of the investigators, he was the one who hit the young man around his neck with a kitchen knife, gesture that caused the deadly wound. The accusations of attempted murder of Giuseppe Verterame also hang against him, who would have avoided death only by defending himself with all his strength, and of aggravated injuries to Alessandro Bianco. Giuseppe Verterame is also at the center of the investigation: for him we speak of attempted murder and aggravated personal injuries, since he would have injured Giuseppe Paparo and Francesco Paparo during the fight.
The suspects and offended people, Filippo’s family members, in particular his father Carmine Verterame, mother Angelina Giaquinta and sister Francesca, have the opportunity to appoint technical consultants who will witness the autopsy. While justice runs, the pain of the family remains immense. Filippo was torn from life at the age of 22, while he enthusiastically carried on his projects for tourism and inclusion. Although devastated, his parents found the strength to make a gesture of great generosity such as giving his organs, transforming a tragedy into hope for other lives.