The man of Peruvian nationality killed by an arrow shot this Wednesday in Genoa (Northern Italy) celebrated the recent birth of their son with a group of Latin Americans on the streets of the Italian city when he was assassinated, official sources informed EFE.
Javier Alfredo Miranda Romero was 41 years old. and was assassinated in Genoa (Italy) on November 2, just two days after the birth of his son Gustavo Giuseppe, on the night of October 31.
Javier Alfredo went out on November 2 with a Latin American friend to attend a Champions League match and a neighbor from the area on the street, the killer identified as Evaristo Scalco, a 63-year-old port worker, was annoyed by the noise they both made, according to the newspaper Il Messaggero.
According to the local press, the killer first railed at friends who were drinking beer on the street. Then, armed with a hand-made crossbow, he shot the Peruvian in the chest, who instantly fell to the ground.
“The relatives are very beaten, sunk and worried,” consul Carlos Tavera explained to Efe after meeting the eldest daughter of the deceased, who lives in Italy, like Miranda’s sister and second wife.
The family, Tavera added, has not yet decided whether to repatriate the remains of Miranda, who had resided in Italy for more than 20 years, to her native country.
Miranda underwent an emergency operation at the San Martino hospital after being hit by an arrow in the abdomen in a medical intervention that failed to save his life.
The attacker, a 60-year-old Italian, shot the arrow from the window of his house during an argument caused by the alleged noise produced by the celebrations for the birth of his son.
The killer, already arrested by the Italian authorities, He made bows and arrows by hand which he kept in his home in the center of Genoa.
According to local media, the Italian prosecutor will ask for the aggravating circumstance of racial hatred for the murder.
The consul of Peru thanked the mayor of Genoa for the quick condemnation of the murder and is waiting for an autopsy to be performed on the body of the deceased to formalize the death.
Source: Clarin
