fight between life and death

Fight between life and death with burns on 90% of the body of a 15-year-old boy who, on the morning of Friday, September 25, with an extreme gesture, doused himself with gasoline and decided to set fire. This is what happened in Velletri, a town of the Castelli Romani.

The alarm was raised by the boy’s parents, who have lived and worked for years in the city outside Rome. The father, a worker, while returning home at 8:30 a.m. to take his son to school, noticed smoke rising from the backyard, then saw the macabre scene of his boy engulfed in flames.

The father did not waste a moment and with his own body tried to put out the tongues of fire, burning his hands and feet. Meanwhile, the mother of the 15-year-old asked for help. On the scene firefighters and 118 with an ambulance and a helicopter rescue.

The 15-year-old was transported to the Gemelli in Rome in very serious condition. He suffered burns to 90% of his body and the struggle between life and death. The father, on the other hand, was taken to Sant’Eugenio with burns on his lower and upper limbs.

Also on the scene of the dramatic gesture are the Velletri carabinieri, who have initiated investigations to reconstruct the events. The child, as has been learned, is a student with good academic performance. The family, well integrated into the community, works in the area and lives in Velletri.

In short, those who are investigating at the moment are not ruling out clues about the motivation that led the 15-year-old to carry out the dramatic action. The military also seized the young man’s cell phone.