• Strangle her companion, then call the Carabinieri

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March 31, 2020 The Carabinieri of Taormina have carried out the detention decree issued by the prosecutor of the Republic of Messina against Antonio De Pace, 28 years old, nurse and student of Dentistry, accused of killing his 27 year old companion, Lorena Quaranta, in the apartment of Furci Siculo. The young man confessed to the crime by providing a version of the facts that is being examined by the judicial authority. She is originally from Favara, in the province of Agrigento, he from Vibo Valentia. The partner would have killed her by strangling her at the height of a dispute, then she would have attempted to commit suicide by cutting her wrists and neck. He would have been the one to call the carabinieri.

He wanted to be a doctor
The photo chosen for the cover of the Facebook page tells about his passion: medicine. Lorena Quaranta, 27, originally from Favara, is resumed with the surgical mask that covers half her face in a break from her day of internship in the ward. Student at the University of Messina like her boyfriend, Antonio Pace, a year older from Calabria. They are together, embraced, in a shot posted on her profile, a profile full of thoughts of love for the companion with whom he shared his home in Furci Siculo, a small town in the Messina area. A couple like many until this morning, when after a violent dispute whose contours are not yet clear Lorena was strangled and murdered by the boy.

"I killed her"
To raise the alarm, to call the carabinieri was him. Then he attempted to cut the veins on his wrists and neck with a knife. The military arrived when there was nothing more to do for Lorraine. Antonio, however, was still alive. Brought to hospital, he was medicated and discharged. While in custody, he began his story to the investigators. Visibly in shock, she just repeated "I killed her".

Mayor of Favara: "I would like funerals"
"It was an inexplicable tragedy, I spoke to some of the girl's family members who confirmed that they had an excellent relationship. She looked like a young model couple, nobody can understand what happened." The mayor of Favara, Anna Alba, announced the city mourning on the occasion of the return of the body of Lorena Quaranta to the city.

The rector: "Drama of forced coexistence"
Condolence of the rector of Messina, Salvatore Cuzzocrea, who expresses "deep sadness and pain, on behalf of the whole academic community, for what happened and is close to the young woman's family and friends. In the emergency condition we are experiencing, sector experts they had underlined the risk that forced coexistence could exacerbate family conflicts. In this context, the Minister for Equal Opportunities, Elena Bonetti, had deemed it necessary to forcefully focus attention on women, those who are fragile and in difficulty ".

More Europe: "Greater attention to women at this stage"
"Lorena Quaranta, she was only 27 years old. On average, one day in three in Italy a woman is murdered within the home. And in a period like this of forced coexistence, for too many women staying at home is a real hell" . This was stated by the deputy secretary of Più Europa, Costanza Hermanin, and Maria Saeli, member of the Management of + E. "Everyone's attention to gender-based violence must be greater. For women and children, the home can be a place of fear and abuse," UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, Dubravka stressed Simonovic. Denouncing is the first step: 1522 responds to requests for help and support from victims of violence and stalking. There is no need to be afraid ".