The death in Sicily in 2019 of a man
with mental health problems after he was pinned down for 20
minutes by a Carabiniere who had been called in by his ex-wife
who felt threatened by the man is a "new Cucchi case," says
Senator Ilaria Cucchi who lost her brother Stefano to police
brutality in 2009.
The man, Enrico Lombardo, a 42-year-old father of three
children, died on the night of October 27 2019 at Spadafora near
Messina.
The official cause of death was a heart attack due to
self-inflicted concussion but Cucchi, Amnesty International and
the defendants' rights group A Buon Diritto say Lombardo was
immobilised like George Floyd and also badly beaten with a
truncheon.
A judge has shelved the case but the family is appealing and
have shown reporters photos "that show a body tortured by
bruises, lesions and wounds in all the parts of the body.
"He was covered in blood," they said.
Senator Cucchi, who recently got justice for her brothers'
death, said "can't we call this torture?"
The supreme Court of Cassation will decide whether to reopen the
case on Friday.
photo: Senator Cucchi
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