Thousands of Italians paid their last respects Tuesday to Giulia Cecchettin, a university student killed by her ex-boyfriend in a case that has triggered nationwide grief and rage at violence against women. Cecchettin, who was studying biomedical engineering at the University of Padua, was stabbed to death last month by her former boyfriend, fellow student Filippo Turetta, who confessed to the murder before a judge, according to his lawyer.
The father of a young woman whose murder galvanized Italian outrage against violence targeting women implored men during her funeral Tuesday in the northern city of Padua to be “agents of change” to a culture that often “undervalues the lives of women.” Outside, thousands of mourners rang bells and shook keys, part of a campaign to “make noise” against gender violence that has grown in intensity in the weeks since 22-year-old Giulia Cecchetin was found dead, her throat slit, in a ditch in a remote area of the Alpine foothills on Nov. 18. Filippo Turetta, 21, was later arrested in Germany, and is being held in an Italian jail during an investigation to bring charges.
Europe News: Father of murdered Italian woman urges men to be agents of change against violence targeting women; thousands of mourners gather for her funeral in Pa
The murder of 22-year-old Giulia Cecchetin by her ex-boyfriend has sparked outrage against gender violence in Italy. Her father is imploring men to be "agents of change."