The death of Davide Rebellin
The death of Davide Rebellin
the disappearance of Davide Rebellin left the world of Italian sport in awe and beyond, as the Veneto cyclist – who died last Wednesday at the age of 51 while training on his bike near Vicenza – was a recognized and respected champion of cycling throughout the world. At these times, Italian investigators are closing the circle around the responsible for the tragedy, namely Wolfgang Rieke, the 62-year-old German truck driver who subdued poor Rebellin with his truck.
The man, who didn’t even stop to help the cyclist who was thrown away with unprecedented violence (despite having got out of the vehicle to approach the dying David, as witnessed by witnesses and television cameras), managed to escape to Germany, where the legal system does not provide for the crime of vehicular homicide and is therefore based on that of manslaughter – with the aggravating factor of the lack of assistance – that the Italian magistrates will have to be able to impute the hit-and-run to their responsibilities.
Meanwhile, the Prosecutor of Vicenza is working to bring him back to Italian soil and has prepared for this – explains Repubblica – a European arrest warrant against him, or a kind of simplified extradition based on the principle of mutual trust between countries. The deed will shortly be signed by the attorney and at that time the ball will pass to Germany.
Rebellin was married for 8 years to Françoise Antonini, known to everyone as Fanfan. The woman, originally from the Principality of Monaco, posted on Facebook a touching message for your beloved david🇧🇷My angel, my great love… Imagining my life without you is tearing me apart… the horror of what you went through is tearing me apart… To go on knowing that we will never touch again, never speak again, never speak again, wake up in each other’s arms anymore it tears me apart… Not making the energy bars you loved so much is tearing me apart… Our beautiful couple plans, which are finally taking shape now that your demanding career is over, and that they will never come true, is tearing me apart…
Not being able to see and touch you one last time because you’re gone so horribly is tearing me apart… bringing me down… I’m trying to catch my breath, but how can I breathe without you by my side? I beg you, wrap me in your light, so beautiful, so sweet, so kind, so loving, so sunny… I will always keep you in my heart and in all my being, for all eternity.🇧🇷
Source: Fan Page IT
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