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Refugee who fled Boko Haram for Italy killed by 'ultra' football fan
Source: The Guardian
Refugee who fled Boko Haram for Italy killed by 'ultra' football fan
Rosie Scammell in Rome
Thursday 7 July 2016 13.23 BST
A Nigerian refugee thought to have fled the terrorist group Boko Haram with his wife has died after being attacked by an “ultra” football fan in a small Italian town.
Emmanuel Chidi Namdi, 36, died of injuries he sustained when a local man, who had reportedly been racially abusing Namdi’s wife, attacked him in the town of Fermo, in central Italy.
Amedeo Mancini, 35, allegedly referred to the 24-year-old woman as a “monkey”, and attacked Namdi when he attempted to defend her, according to Italian media reports. Namdi fell into a coma and was pronounced dead on Wednesday.
Some Italian news reports said friends of Mancini contended that he had to fight back because the Nigerian man tried to attack the Italian after his wife was insulted and dragged.
Other witnesses said the husband was struck, first with a street sign ripped out of the pavement, then kicked, when he sought to defend his wife, but didn’t strike first.
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Rosie Scammell in Rome
Thursday 7 July 2016 13.23 BST
A Nigerian refugee thought to have fled the terrorist group Boko Haram with his wife has died after being attacked by an “ultra” football fan in a small Italian town.
Emmanuel Chidi Namdi, 36, died of injuries he sustained when a local man, who had reportedly been racially abusing Namdi’s wife, attacked him in the town of Fermo, in central Italy.
Amedeo Mancini, 35, allegedly referred to the 24-year-old woman as a “monkey”, and attacked Namdi when he attempted to defend her, according to Italian media reports. Namdi fell into a coma and was pronounced dead on Wednesday.
Some Italian news reports said friends of Mancini contended that he had to fight back because the Nigerian man tried to attack the Italian after his wife was insulted and dragged.
Other witnesses said the husband was struck, first with a street sign ripped out of the pavement, then kicked, when he sought to defend his wife, but didn’t strike first.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/07/refugee-who-fled-boko-haram-for-italy-killed-by-ultra-football-fan
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