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| Child's rescue reveals boys' bodies in well |
| 2008-02-28 |
| In a gruesome coincidence, an 11-year-old boy who fell into a water cistern, deep below an abandoned building, led rescuers to discover the remains of two other boys, lying a few yards away in the dark. The decomposed bodies are thought to be those of two brothers, Francesco and Salvatore Pappalardi, whose disappearance from the south-eastern Italian town of Gravina almost two years ago caused a national sensation. Their father was jailed in November on suspicion of murdering them. Emilio Marzano, the chief prosecutor of nearby Bari, said after visiting the scene that the two boys appeared to have suffered "horrible deaths". The Pappalardi brothers' mother is due to identify the bodies today. The news agency Ansa reported that their bodies were found some distance from the opening of the 65ft (20m) shaft that leads down to the cistern, suggesting they were able to walk or crawl after falling in. However, checks were being carried out yesterday to see if there was any other way into the underground cavity. The prefect of Bari, Carlo Schiladri, said they were dressed in what appeared to be the clothes that Francesco, 13, and Salvatore, 11, were wearing when last seen. If they did fall into the cistern, then it remains unclear whether it was by accident or because they were thrown in. Vincenzo Maria Speranza, Bari's police chief, said: "I would not want to rule out the possibility of an accidental fall." But he added that the evidence against their father was strong and that his statements to investigators contained a "series of contradictions". The boy who fell into the cistern late on Monday while playing with friends, identified only as Filippo, broke both legs. He was rescued by firefighters in a two-hour operation. |
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| #1 ewwww |
| Posted by: Crease Poodle1618 2008-02-28 19:01 |