Tragedy in the Neapolitan area, spurs and kills his sister because he had a trans partner

A 20-year-old girl, Maria Paola Gaglione, lost her life in via degli Etruschi in Acerra after falling ruinously from her scooter while, with her partner, she was traveling along the Cancello-Caivano provincial road. But what at first seemed like a very serious car accident, with the passing of the hours has turned into another story, taking shape as the dramatic end of a relationship that the family opposes on the basis of gender.

By order of the Nola Prosecutor’s Office, Maria Paola’s older brother, Michele, is being held on murder charges. According to the prosecution, he chased and rammed his sister’s scooter causing her to fall, which was fatal. Maria Paola’s partner, a trans boy, born female who perceives himself as a man, is in the hospital, injured but not in serious condition. The relationship between the two was very strong, to the point that they had decided to live together, moving from Caivano to Acerra. But the link would not have been accepted by María Paola’s family and this would have determined the gesture that led to the arrest of the girl’s brother. In the reconstruction of the investigators (investigate the Carabinieri de Castello di Cisterna) Michele, on his moped, would have pursued his sister and her companion for several kilometers, hitting the scooter until it fell, which caused the death of the twenty-something. The investigations are in charge of the prosecutor Patrizia Mucciaccito coordinated by the prosecutor Laura Triassi. At first, the magistrates had raised the hypothesis of the accusation of “death as a consequence of another crime”, which was later changed to homicide. Now the measure goes to the scrutiny of the judge who must decide on the validation in the presence of the defendant’s lawyer. The hearing is set for tomorrow.

On Facebook, the mother of the trans boy posted an angry post suggesting that the couple had already been threatened in the past. But these lines are also full of bitterness, when the woman remembers that “children are accepted” and asks that Paola can now “rest in peace.” Daniela Lourdes Falanga, president of Antinoo Arci Gay Napoli, is shocked, underlining: “A life cannot be denied for the happiness of two people. If the anger and pain of this mother confirm the facts, the curtains will not be lowered. of silence “. . Too often, partners and companions of trans people become prey to transphobia, suffering insults and humiliations ”. Arci Gay’s secretary, Antonello Sannino, warns: “Unfortunately, we are not talking about isolated cases. We have news of other situations of suffering in the family that run the risk of having very serious consequences.”