The son of the woman hit by a car in Milan: "Those minors were educated to steal and kill"

(LaPresse) Filippo Di Terlizzi, son of Cecilia De Astis, the woman hit and killed in Milan by a car driven by a thirteen-year-old Roma boy who, along with three peers, had stolen the car from French tourists, appeared before the Juvenile Court this morning for a hearing to decide whether the children will be placed in foster care. "What do I expect from today's hearing? The judiciary must do its job; they must assess and evaluate these children, place them within their family context," Di Terlizzi told La Presse. "It's a situation we already know about because we know what these people live on, what expedients they use, we know they make a living from theft, let's not hide it. We must all be strong together, united in this situation, and rebel and make our voices heard," he added. On the day of his mother's funeral, her son had emphasized that the responsibility cannot fall solely on minors: "We can't put all the blame on the kids, precisely because they don't yet have the maturity to fully realize their actions, but that doesn't mean they aren't responsible. They clearly haven't developed a conscience and respect for others, which isn't there, as demonstrated by the fact that after the accident they abandoned the stolen car and fled."

Di Terlizzi then added: "They were educated to steal and, in this case, even to kill, without even the slightest qualm of conscience." Finally, when asked what he considered just justice, he replied: "Justice could be sending these kids to a reformatory, a place where they can be re-educated—although it's possible to re-educate those who have been introduced into society in this way—and ensuring that through the institution these people no longer have the opportunity to harm citizens, removing them from this country."