A 16-year-old Egyptian was in
a very serious condition in hospital on Monday after being hit
repeatedly on the head and body with a baseball bat and pistol
by a group of Italians in San Cono near Catania on Saturday
afternoon.
The boy, M.M., has undergone head surgery to drain the
haematoma and is now in a medically induced coma with a reserved
prognosis, doctors said.
He is to undergo a neurological examination later in the
day.
Two other Egyptians aged 16 and 17 were also slightly
injured in the attack.
One of the pair filmed the aggression on his mobile phone,
allowing investigators to identify the attackers.
Three men, Antonino Spitale, 18, and brothers Giacomo and
Davide Severo, 32 and 23, were arrested on Sunday on charges of
complicity in attempted murder, personal injury and illegal
carrying of weapons.
The Egyptians are residents at a reception centre for
unaccompanied minors in San Michele di Ganzaria and were
returning home from a weekly market in San Como when the attack
occurred.
Investigators believe the aggression was triggered by
futile motives and not racially motivated.
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