The father of Giulia Cecchettin,
Gino, told the Venice trial of his daughter's former boyfriend
for killing her near Venice last year that "we have now
understood who Filippo Turetta is" after the young man admitted
planning a murder that shocked Italy and highlighted its problem
with femicide and gender-based violence.
"The most painful moment was knowing what my daughter went
through in the last moments of her life. But that is not the
point of the trial, the point is that we have understood who
Filippo Turetta is", he said.
"In fact," Cecchettin continued, "now his lawyer wants to
understand more, but for me it is very clear.
"What emerges today is that the life of others is a sacred
thing, and we must not get into the merits of the lives of
others".
Turetta has admitted to stabbing Cecchettin to death at Fossò,
near Venice, on November 11, 2023, days before she was due to
graduate from Padua University in biomedical engineering.
The case caused widespread dismay partly because of the
brutality of the killing and also because of the young age of
the perpetrator and victim.
Prosecutors say Turetta, who was doing the same course as
Cecchettin, stabbed her 75 times.
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