Murder of Pamela Mastropietro

Murder of Pamela Mastropietro
Pamela Mastropietro
Born 23 August 1999,[1] Rome, Italy
Died 30 January 2018, via Spalato 124 Macerata, Marche, Italy
Cause of death Knife wounds leading to blood loss and suffocation
Arrested Innocent Oseghale
Desmond Lucky
Lucky Awelima

Pamela Mastropietro was an 18-year-old Roman girl who was last seen on 29 January 2018 and was murdered soon after in Macerata, Italy. The suspects are three Nigerian immigrants, as of 7 July 2018 these allegations are still being investigated and the accused criminals are in custody.[2] Parts of Mastropieto's body were missing, which sparked allegations of the murder having been a muti killing involving cannibalism.

Background

Mastropietro was born and lived in Rome. She was 18 years old and had moved away from the recovery community for drug addiction where she was a guest in Marche, the Pars of Corridonia, on 29 January. Her mother stated that Mastropietro began abusing drugs after dating a Romanian man, and was attending a drug treatment facility at the time of her death.[2] When she left the community she did not take her mobile phone and identification documents. She is believed to have sought drugs in Diaz Gardens, a known gathering place for dealers, addicts and criminals.

Murder and investigation

Mastropietro's body was found severely mutilated, hidden in two suitcases; though believed to be a murder victim her exact cause of death was unclear as of February 2018.[3] Soon after, Italian police said they found her bloodied clothing at the home of Innocent Oseghale, a Nigerian who came to Italy in 2014 but dropped out of a refugee assistance program and began selling drugs.[2] Along with Oseghale, police arrested Desmond Lucky and Lucky Awelima. A fourth suspect, a Ghanese drug dealer, was sought as a fugitive.[4] [5] [6][7] The murder caused public outrage, anger and anti-immigrant sentiment in Macerata.

Innocent Oseghale, described as "a 29-year-old Nigerian with an expired residency permit and a criminal record of drug dealing," is suspected and was arrested soon after the body was found.[8]

On 7 June 2018 the magistrate of Macerata, Giovanni Maria Manzoni, has revoked custody in prison, but only for allegations of murder, vilification, destruction and concealment of corpse, against Lucky Awelima and Desmond Lucky initially arrested for competition with Innocent Oseghale for the murder of Pamela Mastropietro and the dismemberment of the corpse in Macerata.[9] Lucky Awelima and Desmond Lucky remain in jail for heroin dealing.

Matteo Salvini, the newly-elected deputy prime minister and interior minister, has often mentioned the Mastropietro murder as part of his hard-on-crime policies and skepticism towards immigration.[2]

Alessandro Meluzzi, a psychiatrist and criminologist, has alleged that the murder was associated with Nigerian organized crime gangs.[10]

Luca Traini shooting incident

On 3 February 2018, 28 year old Italian shot and injured six African immigrants in a drive-by shooting incident that was described as an act of revenge motivated by the murder of Mastropeitro. The suspect, Luca Traini, was arrested wearing the Flag of Italy draped over his shoulders near a WW2 memorial in Macerata.[11][12] Triani was described as a far-right political sympathizer[2] who locals report was acquainted with Mastropietro and smitten with her but there is no indication they were ever romantically involved.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://picchionews.it/cronaca/oggi-pamela-mastropietro-avrebbe-compiuto-19-anni
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jason Horowitz (July 7, 2018) This Italian Town Once Welcomed Migrants. Now, It’s a Symbol for Right-Wing Politics, The New York Times, accessed 28 July 2018
  3. ↑ https://www.thelocal.it/20180207/absurd-violence-torchlight-march-death-italian-pamela-mastropietro
  4. ↑ Il Fatto Quotidiano, 31 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Corriere 21 Februar 2018.
  6. ↑ Daily Mail 17 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Libero Quotidiano 23 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Jones, Thomas (13 February 2018). "Fischia il vento". London Review of Books blog. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pamela:revocato carcere per omicidio a 2". ansa.it. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  10. ↑ http://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/sfoglio/13308726/pamela-mastropietro-alessandro-meluzzi-suo-cuore-potrebbe-essere-stato-mangiato-.html
  11. ↑ Witte, Griff; Pitrelli, Stefano (2018-02-06). "A gruesome murder. A hate-filled shooting rampage. And a reckoning with immigration before Italy votes". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  12. ↑ Pitrelli, Stefano; Birnbaum, Michael (2018-02-03). "Man shoots, wounds at least 6 'people of color' in Italian city amid tensions". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  13. ↑ https://www.thedailybeast.com/in-a-pretty-little-hilltop-town-in-italy-a-gruesome-murder-and-a-right-wing-shooter-gunning-down-refugees
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