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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Four children aged between 11 & 13 arrested after ‘stealing car & fatally mowing down grandma, 71, in hit & run'
The children were identified by CCTV footage from a nearby shop HIT & RUN HORROR Four children aged between 11 & 13 arrested after 'stealing car & fatally mowing down grandma, 71, in hit & run' FOUR children have been detained after allegedly stealing a car and mowing down an elderly woman before fleeing the scene. Cecilia De Astis, 71, died after being struck by an out-of-control vehicle while walking in the Italian city of Milan on Monday. Advertisement 3 Cecilia De Astis was tragically killed in a hit and run Credit: facebook/@ 3 Four children - aged between 11 and 13 - were reportedly taken into custody in connection with the alleged crime Credit: 3 Damage to the stolen vehicle after the hit and run Credit: The grandma had just left a lunch at the 'House of Solidarity' - run by the Brothers of St. Francis - in her local Gratosoglio neighbourhood when the tragic incident occurred, reports Italian outlet La Stampa. Local police took four children - aged between 11 and 13 - into custody on suspicion of vehicular homicide aggravated by failure to provide assistance. The children were identified by the T-shirts they were wearing, which had been caught on surveillance cameras from a nearby shop. Under Italian law, children under 14 are not criminally liable. Advertisement The minors were tracked down at a Roma settlement on Via Selvanesco, according to Il Fatto Quotidiano. The stolen Citroën reportedly skidded, crashed into a curb and struck De Astis - throwing her several metres into the air - before slamming into a nearby road sign. The impact was said to have been devastating - despite emergency services' quick arrival, nothing could be done to save the woman. Her sons, Gaetano and Filippo, arrived at the scene shortly afterwards and collected the few belongings left scattered on the road - including the face of their mum's wristwatch. Advertisement Originally from Puglia, De Astis had worked for over 30 years as a textile worker at the Cederna cotton mill before retiring, according to La Stampa. Dozens of messages of condolence have reportedly been posted in a social media group created by former mill employees. Tech CEO killed in horror mid-air skydiving crash after 'pal's knee hit his head' as cousin pays tribute to 'family man' De Astis had dinner with her sons the night before the incident. 'The only blessing is that we managed to have dinner together the night before,' they told the newspaper. Advertisement Her granddaughter said: "She was my second mother, we grew up together. She was a good woman. You can't die like that." The stolen Citroën - which had French number plates - reportedly belonged to a 20-year-old from Strasbourg who was visiting Milan with three friends. He had parked the car about a mile from the scene and gone to visit the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology with his friends, only to return and find it missing. He reported it stolen on Sunday evening. Advertisement It comes as a popular travel influencer couple who documented their van life adventures online have died in an off-road crash. Stacey Tourout and Matthew Yeomans reportedly lost control while driving through rough terrain in the mountains near Trout Lake, British Columbia, Canada. The Canadian couple ran the Toyota World Runners YouTube channel, which had over 200,000 subscribers, and also built a following of 72,000 on Instagram. News of their deaths was shared by friends and family on social media and confirmed by Kaslo Search and Rescue, who responded to the scene.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Daily Mail
The three boys and a little girl aged 11-13... who have been arrested for fatal hit-and-run in a stolen car that left 71-year-old woman dying as they fled to nearby Roma camp
Three boys and a little girl, all under the age of 14, have been arrested following a fatal hit-and-run in a stolen car that left a 71-year-old woman dead as the children fled to a nearby Roma camp, according to local Italian media. Cecilia De Astis was walking in the Gratosoglio neighborhood of southern Milan on August 11 when she was fatally hit at high speed by a stolen car that had lost control. Local police officers have arrested four children, all aged between 11 and 13. The driver of the vehicle was 13, two are 12, and the youngest of the group is an 11-year-old girl, reported La Stampa. Witnesses told local police that they saw at least two of the children run away to a nearby Roma camp after the crash. It was at this illegal camp at Via Selvanesco, just two kilometres from the incident, where officers reportedly arrested the children. The Citroën, which has a French number plate, skidded and crashed into the curb before striking the 71-year-old woman and launching her 10 metres. The vehicle then struck a nearby road sign. The incident was witnessed by residents in nearby housing blocks and others onboard a tram. The driver of the vehicle was 13, two are 12, and the youngest of the group is an 11-year-old girl, reported La Stampa Cecilia De Astis was walking in the Gratosoglio neighborhood in southern Milan on August 11 when she was fatally hit at high speed by a stolen car Local police officers in Milan have arrested four children, all aged between 11 and 13 Emergency services arrived at the scene to perform CPR, but De Astis's heart stopped beating just as she arrived at Niguarda Hospital with the paramedics. It comes after an influx of complaints from local residents about the illegal camp at Via Selvanesco, consisting of around five or six caravans. 'The residents of Viale dei Missaglia and Viale delle Terrazze have been reporting an increase in petty thefts for a few months, which they attribute precisely to this new unauthorised settlement,' said Natale Carapellese, president of Zone 5 of Milan. Italy's Deputy Prime Minister, Matteo Salvini, called for the camp to be 'cleared immediately' and 'razed to the ground' following the death of 71-year-old De Astis in the car crash. 'The Roma camp should be cleared immediately, then razed to the ground, after years of theft and violence, pseudo "parents" should be arrested, and parental rights should be revoked,' the right-wing League party leader said. He called on Milan's mayor, Giuseppe Sala, to take action against the unauthorised camps, writing: 'Mayor Sala and leftists, are you there??? A prayer for poor Cecilia.' But the mayor hit back in response, saying it was 'shameful to speculate on the death of a person in such terrible circumstances, especially by high-ranking government officials,' reported La Repubblica. The police are searching the homes of the suspects, analysing fingerprints in the vehicle, examining phone records, and reviewing other footage. Witnesses told local police that they saw at least two of the children run away to a nearby Roma camp after the crash after they exited the out-of-control car The Citroën, which has a French number plate, skidded and crashed into the curb before striking the 71-year-old woman The victim, who turned 71 in June, was a resident of the Gratosoglio neighbourhood The jurisdiction will likely be transferred to the juvenile prosecutor's office because the children arrested are under 14 - the age of criminal responsibility in Italy. The victim, who turned 71 in June, was a resident of the Gratosoglio neighbourhood. The widow was originally from Puglia and worked as a textile worker at the Cederna cotton mill before retiring. She had two sons, Gaetano and Filippo, who spoke to her the day before her death. 'She was my second mother, we grew up together,' her granddaughter told La Stampa. 'She was a good woman. You can't die like that.' The stolen car was reportedly the property of a 20-year-old from Strasbourg, who was visiting Milan with three friends. He had left the car parked on a street a kilometre and a half from the incident. He and his friends went to visit the the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology, but when they returned to the car, it was gone. The stolen car was reportedly the property of a 20-year-old from Strasbourg, who was visiting Milan with three friends On Sunday evening, he reported it stolen. The prosecutor on duty, Enrico Pavone, reportedly opened a case of vehicular homicide aggravated by failure to provide assistance. Italian politician Attilio Fontana, the President of Lombardy, said: 'A tragedy that cannot go unpunished. 'Those responsible have been tracked: according to the first press reports they are all between 11 and 14 years old. Absurd. 'They were stopped inside a Roma camp in Milan. Law enforcement are searching their homes. 'Cecilia De Astis was run over by a stolen car thrown at full speed. 'This is not an "accident". It is the fruit of a chain of lawlessness, arrogance and impunity that starts from afar and can no longer be tolerated.'
