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Shots and ambushes, the long trail of blood between Vibo and Reggio and the ghosts of the 'ndrangheta
Two dead and one injured in the space of two years between the countryside of Dinami and San Pietro di Caridà. Tonight's target is the cousin of another victim from 2022
Published: 06/08/2024 – 13:01
SAN PIETRO DI CARIDÀ A long trail of blood that hits a relatively limited territory between the provinces of Reggio Calabria and Vibo Valentia. There could be a common thread that links the ambushes with gunshots that have taken place between San Pietro di Caridà and Dinami in recent years.
The latest, in chronological order, is the attempted murder of a 20-year-old, Pietro Morfei , seriously wounded in the neck during an ambush that took place last night in the small town of Reggio. From an initial reconstruction carried out by the Carabinieri of the Reggio Operations Unit, who are investigating the case, it seems that Morfei – in the company of his girlfriend, who was also injured – was aboard his car when he was hit by a shotgun blast loaded with pellets.
Bonds
Pietro Morfei is the cousin of Alessandro Morfei , the 30-year-old who died following the serious injuries sustained during an ambush in Dinami in September 2022 while he was on board his tractor. The young man was reportedly hit by several shots from a rifle loaded with buckshot at close range. Alessandro's father, Pietro Morfei, believed to be linked to the local 'ndrangheta family of the same name, was also the victim of an ambush, killed in front of a bar in Dinami on 17 July 1998 .
Ghosts of the past
In San Pietro di Caridà, another young man was also murdered, Domenico Oppedisano , the 24-year-old killed last April while driving his Fiat Panda along a farm road in the Prateria district, on the border with the province of Vibo Valentia. Investigators are also examining the family ties between Oppedisano and Alessandro Morfei in this case.
The investigation into the attempted murder of Pietro Morfei, currently coordinated by the Palmi prosecutor's office, could be transferred to the Reggio Calabria DDA. The young man has no criminal record but the manner of the attack and the connections with previous crimes and the family ties could lead investigators to reconstruct a much more complex reality where the influence of the 'ndrangheta clans from both Reggio and Vibo Valentia is strong. The young man, in a reserved prognosis at the Reggio Calabria hospital, will be heard as soon as possible. ( mr )
