Camorra shooting: 4-year old in critical condition
INSIDER NEWSDESK | 5 MAY 2019
NAPLES – A four-year old girl remains in critical condition after surgery, having been struck by a bullet in a Camorra raid earlier this week.
In a statement released by the Santobono Hospital, the girl’s condition was described as “extremely serious†after she underwent major surgery Saturday night to remove a projectile which had passed through both of her lungs.
She is suffering from “severe respiratory failure resulting from damage to her lungs,†according to the hospital. She is currently in a medically induced coma on life support machine.
The child was injured along with her grandmother Immacolata Molino when the pair emerged Friday from a nearby building during an ambush on Salvatore Nurcaro, a local mafia boss with links to the Rinaldi clan.
The raid took place close to the Piazza Nazionale, in central Naples. Arriving at Santobono around 17:30, she was immediately moved to intensive care. Surgeons drained the blood from her lungs and removed the air from between her lungs and chest, a condition known as pneumothorax, on her arrival on Friday.
Nurcaro is in a serious condition in the Loreto Mare hospital, having been shot six times. It is understood that Molino with recover within a few days.
The mayor of Naples Luidi de Magistris wrote the following Facebook Sunday morning: “Today, like yesterday, I have cancelled all my public obligations to express my absolute support for Napoli’s little daughter, who is fighting for her life. I am following hour by hour the medical situation at the Santobono Hospital.â€
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe was more forthright in demanding action. “Innocent blood cries out for revenge before the presence of God,†he said in a religious service at Naples’ cathedral. “Lord, forgive also our shortcomings,†he added.
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