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LECCE – The triple whistle of the referees that signals the end of the match received the coffin of Daniele De Santis at the exit of the Cathedral of Lecce at the end of the funeral rite. Young aspiring race directors from the Lecce section were whistled, dressed in white T-shirts bearing the image of the young man stabbed to death with his girlfriend Eleonora Manta.
The 33-year-old’s coffin made its entrance between two wings of young aspiring career directors from the Lecce Section of which Daniele was a part.
They wear a white T-shirt with the image of Daniele busy in a field printed with the words: ‘There is everything here to say that you are there. Have a good trip and then, if you can, rest ».
The funeral ceremony is officiated by the Archbishop of Lecce, Monsignor Domenico Seccia. There are numerous representatives of the referee association led by Marcello Nicchi, national president of Aia, Danilo Giannoccaro and Luigi Nasca, members of the series A referee commission, Antonio D’Amato referee designating series C and Paolo Prato president of Aia Lecce.
The entrance to the cathedral is prohibited to journalists and cameramen at the request of the family.
THE FUNERALS OF ELEONORA – It was composed in the coffin with the wedding dress of the mother, Eleonora Manta, the girlfriend of Daniele De Santis murdered with her partner on the night of September 21 at the house in via Montello in Lecce where the couple had moved from anyway. day.
The funeral takes place in the square of Seclì, the village of origin of the 30-year-old girl, where her mother Rossanna and other relatives live. A wreath of yellow roses has been placed on the white coffin.
Among those present there are friends, colleagues from the INPS in Brindisi where Eleonora worked since July last year, but also many ordinary people. The funeral is held in compliance with the anti-Covid measures and is officiated by the parish priest Don Antonio Bruno.
Instead, there is Don Antonio Musca, a relative of Eleonora, who should have concelebrated, prevented by an illness that overwhelmed him shortly before. The square is manned by the police, mostly in civilian clothes.
THE DANGEROUS WORDS OF A FRIEND OF ELEONORA – “You can’t walk away like a crime story, like a face in the Elly newspaper. I remember you beautiful, sunny and pure. You wanted to be a magistrate. I remember your love for law and justice. Since you met Daniele, love had made you more beautiful. They were made for each other. Love that survives human malice. “It is the moving memory read by Marica, a friend from Eleonora Manta’s university studies, during the funeral. The memory ended with a long applause and a hug with the mother of the young victim.
«For me it is an even greater pain – said the mayor of Seclì, Antonio Casarano – I have known Eleonora since she was little, she and my daughter grew up together. I never thought I would participate in a funeral rite like that. A tragedy that affects everyone. We are all incredulous, a situation so unreal that it does not allow you to metabolize what happened. We do not seek revenge but justice ”. On the occasion of the funeral, the mayor proclaimed
mourning the city.
THE PRIEST OF THE PARISH TO MURDER: “YOU CANNOT HIDE” – «Converted, delivered to justice. There will be no place on earth to hide, the ghosts of Daniele and Eleonora will haunt you forever.
This is the warning that Don Antonio Bruno addressed to the murderer during the homily during the funeral of Eleonora Manta, the young woman stabbed to death on September 21 with her boyfriend Daniele De Santis.
“Look how much pain you caused. Look at this mom, you’ll have it too. Would you like yours to suffer like this too? Could there be a valid reason to unleash the forces of hell? You also destroyed your family. Have you managed to lay your head on the pillow and sleep these nights? Will you be able to carry this stone on your conscience all your life? ». The parish priest addressed the murderer calling him ‘friend and exhorting: “How did you have the strength to carry out this massacre – he said – now you can find the strength to return to yourself. Better to face human justice than one day divine justice that will be eternal “.
THE INVESTIGATIONS – The clarity of the murderer is one of the few certainties on which the extensive investigative activity revolves to shed light on such a heinous crime. Daniele De Santis and Eleonora Manta had to die, their murder is the result of a well-defined anger by who knows how much, an anger that could only lead to their murder. Leave no obvious traces, avoid cameras, mingle with people like one (or one) anyone, study a route well in advance for both outbound and return trips. And it kills without mercy, bar after bar, until you can’t take it anymore. Because those who acted continued to rage even when the children were no longer breathing.
Lucidity and premeditation that also emerges from the note lost by the murderer on Monday night at the scene of the tragedy. A piece of paper with the way to do so as not to collide with the electronic lenses, apparently. This does not mean that the person wanted matches the figure taken for a few seconds by the cameras near the via Monteroni underpass, allegedly after the crime. A video of just over 24 seconds, in which the mysterious figure, however, enters, appearing suddenly, for only a few seconds. Where did that man with the hood on his head come from? Which way had he entered on foot? Questions to which the investigating authority, among elements found at the scene of the tragedy and mapping of the cameras in the area, has already given clear answers. Tiles that add to a complex mosaic whose reconstruction is based on absolute silence. A protective curtain towards the victims and towards the ongoing activity, capillary, technical, radial.
The risk of turning a haunting news page and the research that follows into fiction and a succession of fake news and denials is palpable. This is neither the time nor the case to stir up the matter without having the proper feedback on hand. The degree of knowledge and trust between the victims and their killer might not have been high. It is a fact that Eleonora and Daniele opened the door for her, as it is equally evident, however, that very often it is enough for someone to show up on the intercom for it to open. Two common people, with a common life, almost boring common habits. These were the victims. And this is, paradoxically, what makes investigations difficult.
BISHOP OF LECCE TO THE ASSASSIN: “CONSTITUTE YOURSELF” – “May the Lord touch the heart of this person so that he is constituted. We must also pray for this” This is the call to the murderer that Bishop Seccia launched during the homily that he has just finished delivering. The hope is that he will repent because not even Cain could find peace, “concluded the archbishop.
«If you love Daniele, don’t cultivate feelings of revenge and justice, it is not necessary. The murderer is even more desperate than you and we must pray for him “, said the Archbishop of Lecce Msgr. Domenico Seccia addressing the relatives of Daniele De Santis at the end of the homily at the funeral of the murdered young referee.
“NO TO FEELINGS OF VENGEANCE” – «Such gestures should never occur. A moment of madness, Seccia continued from the pulpit, given the cruelty with which this murder was committed. No one can do justice alone. Even competition as in games and as in relationships, if it is loyal, it is worthy of man, if it is not, it is worthy of hell.
PRESIDENT REFEREES: “A GREAT TRAGEDY” – «For us it is a great tragedy that is added to many others that we have experienced and that affects the main value of our association, that of legality. We are close to family and the Lecce section. Daniele was an example. You can only love a boy like that. This was stated by Marcello Nicchi, national president of Aia, the Italian Association of Referees.
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