Fathers who kill Davide Paitone killed his son Daniele and seriously injured his mother. A violent man, already detained under house arrest. He was also incoherent and a drinker. Yet in the name of 'parental equality' he was allowed to keep the child with him for New Year's Eve, a decision that ended in tragedy. But the right of the father, even if notoriously aggressive, is what counts most
Davide Paitone, a 40-year-old worker from Morazzone (Varese), is a violent man. He has already been accused of ill-treatment in the family, and is also a drunkard and incoherent. He had also stabbed a colleague after an argument and was therefore under house arrest. In spite of his violent temperament, he was allowed to keep his 7-year-old son Daniele with him for New Year's Eve. This concession was equivalent to a death sentence for the child, whose throat the father slit. After hiding the body [...]
