Colleferro murder, Willy’s funeral ended. Conte: ‘Severe and true prayers’

Bishop’s homily

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“So that the barbarous and unjust death of Willy does not fall into oblivion, let us all commit ourselves, institutions, police forces, men and women of politics, school, sports and leisure, the Church, families and all those who have the keys to an enormous power, that of the media and in particular digital media, to commit ourselves together, beyond any personal interest and without looking the other way, pretending not to see, reconnect an educational pact in 360 degrees. ”Thus the Bishop of Tivoli and Palestrina, Monsignor Mauro Parmeggiani, in his homily. We also ask God for the strength to someday know how to forgive those who have achieved the irreparable – he added -. To forgive but also to ask that they follow a path of reeducation according to what the justice wants and in places, such as prisons, which must increasingly be environments of authentic rehabilitation of the human ”.

“Giving one’s life for friends is the greatest love”

The 21-year-old, in memory of the bishop, had “a passion for sports but without fanaticism, in respect for others and in his commitment to them that, far from those attitudes of indifference that many times assume those who do Call adults, they took Willy into the night. ” between Saturday and the last Sunday to intervene on behalf of a friend to quell a quarrel and lose one’s life in that great way that Jesus taught us in the Gospel: ‘there is no greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for friends’ “.

“This young man – continued the bishop – leaves us a great lesson that I would not have liked to spend these days full of emotional involvement, of just compassion for Willy and his family, of indignation towards those who have made an inhuman gesture. Too often it happens in forgetting or stopping at a plaque, a commemorative monument, a football tournament title or something like that ”. Monsignor Parmeggiani then reported that the donations collected during the mass will be donated, at the request of the young man’s family, to Caritas.

Conte: “We expect severe and certain sentences”

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Upon his arrival, Prime Minister Conte held a dialogue with the mayors of Paliano, Colleferro and other neighboring municipalities, to listen and comfort them. “Now we expect severe and certain sentences,” he said at the end of the funeral. “We have all followed this story of brutal violence,” he said. We cannot minimize or underestimate it. We can’t downgrade it to a single episode. We must look at ourselves and understand that there are some margins, some social pockets that cultivate the mythology of violence. mobilize everyone and at all levels, families, teachers, politicians and journalists – continued the premier – for a common goal: to combat this mythology of violence to the point of extinguishing it and to remember the values ​​and principles on which our civilization is founded , our social life. The main principle – he concluded – is respect for the person, their dignity ”.

Justice Minister Alfonso Bonafede stressed, in a note, that “the resigned idea of ​​a rule of law in which the life of a child can be violated and trampled on without being accountable to the law cannot and must never happen.” “The tears and pain for the atrocious death” of the child, writes the minister, “are mixed with consternation with the demand for justice that punishes those responsible.” “As Minister of Justice, despite not being able to enter into the decisions of the Judicial Power, I have always affirmed the importance of the certainty of sentences. As a man and even earlier as a father – concludes the Guardian – I cannot even imagine the pain of Willy’s parents and relatives. Along with the whole country, I hold on to them. “

The governor of Lazio, Nicola Zingaretti, was also present at the funeral: “Now we just need everyone to feel close to everyone and demand justice soon. The Region will pay and support the family for legal expenses and one of the hotel establishments in our region will be dedicated to Willy’s name, ”he said.

“My hope is that justice will be served soon and that everyone’s responsibilities will soon be clarified. My call to testify has been heard and witnesses have joined,” the words of the Mayor of Colleferro, Pierluigi Sanna. He’s upset, ‘he said again. They thanked me again, they only regret that many of their compatriots could not enter the sports field for the funeral.

Conte then wrote his twitter, with a photo of white balloons flying in the sky: “Today we addressed to Willy the moving thoughts of an entire country. To Paliano, the entire community clearly told him that there is no violence capable of setting an overwhelming example of a generous life. Let us have this in mind and we value the force of this message “.

Willy’s father: “My son did not die in vain”

“My son did not die in vain if it is true that he tried to save another life.” This is what Willy’s father, Armando, would have told the Cape Verdean ambassador Jorge José de Figueiredo Goncalves, who visited the family in the afternoon in Paliano. This was reported by the diplomat when leaving the family home.
“The family – the ambassador continued – is deeply saddened by the death of their son. The mother is a very religious person. He is a young man who has left good memories throughout Italy, it was enough to see the participation in the funeral. They were parents of a good son, integrated into Italian society, even on a professional level. With the family we talk about the young man and the dramatic circumstances that have yet to be clarified: one must not be angry but rather collaborate so that young people unite. The entire Cape Verdean community is close by of them, of In Cape Verde we speak only of Willy ”.

A friend: “Last Friday goodbye.” Tomorrow he marches to Colleferro

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“We played soccer together for ten years. I saw him on Friday, we had the last glass together. He said, ‘Hi, I’ll pick you up on Monday and we go to the gym together.’ It was his last goodbye.” . To tell it is Youri, 21, Willy’s friend. After the funeral, the young man’s closest friends stayed on stage on the lawn where the mass altar was set up. Many embraced with bright eyes. “He was a good boy – Youri continues – you could tell him everything. He had that smile …”.

“As a child I used to go to the camping with him and his sister Milena – says a very young girl – I am speechless, I could not miss this morning.”

Mayor Sanna said that tomorrow in Colleferro “the Cape Verdean community will come by train at 2 pm and march from the station to the crime scene. I will have them escorted by the traffic police. There should be a torchlight procession on Tuesday, but we are waiting for the go-ahead from the I have no idea if Willy’s school will organize anything for Monday – nothing will be done without the consent of the family. “