Nineteen-year-old Italian boy of Burkinabé descent killed with bars by the owners of a bar

Alert DateSeptember 14, 2008 Country: Italy Address: Milan General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Afrophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Ethnic minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Anti-racism, Daily life

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Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Italian
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age 18-25
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths 1
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Italian
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age 18-25, 46-55
Perpetrators Number 2
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On 14th September, a nineteen-year-old Italian boy whose family comes from Burkina Faso, was chased and killed with bars by the owners of a bar, father and son, who accused him of having stolen biscuits. Notwithstanding they shouted against him racist abuse during the attack, the aggressors were arrested for voluntary murder, but without racist discrimination as aggravating circumstance. This case is an extreme consequence of the climate of hostility against foreigners that characterizes some big Italian cities, and stirred up great indignation in the public.

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