An argument between two elderly Italian citizens in the province of Las Tunas, in eastern Cuba, ended in the murder of one of them, the European country’s media reported. The reports speak of “shock” over this recent act of violence on the island.
According to the Italian newspaper Rete8.it, on March 1, during an argument that took place in the capital of Las Tunas, according to the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office, Rolando Di Gregorio, 56, hit and killed businessman Francesco Sciammarella, a 76-year-old Calabrian. years, with a blow to the head with a blunt object.
The alleged murderer was an Italian carpenter by trade, who 20 years ago had decided to go to the Caribbean islands, between the Dominican Republic and Cuba, to be close to his wife and two children, but his intention was to live six months abroad. and another six in his native Italy.
Although the matter is still to be clarified, according to a first investigation, Rolando Di Gregorio would have obtained a loan of 500 euros from Sciammarella and when he asked for the repayment, the two would have argued and the discussion ended in the murder of this Italian in Cuba. .
Murder of Italian in Cuba
According to the alleged murderer, everything was a “fatality”, since the businessman first hit him with the helmet of an engine, which is why he received 7 stitches on his forehead and the businessman himself would have lost his balance and suffered a crash. fatal blow with the restraint of a step.
His arrest shocked his family in Italy and the community of Roseto, where he is originally from. His brother Giannino Di Gregorio does not believe in Rolando’s guilt and is working to take him back to his country, the local press reported. Rolando’s friends and neighbors in Casale also express their disbelief at the murder charge.
Currently, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of that country in Cuba are aware of the investigations to shed light on the murder of an Italian in Cuba.
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