Italian boys thrown down a well

nospam@example.com (Trench Reynolds) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:40:55 -0500

Italy

Father who 'threw sons down a 60ft well and left them to die a slow and terrible death' is held for murder:
Reason to Blow Up the World...

The bodies of two boys believed to have been murdered by their father have been found at the bottom of a 60ft well.

The brothers, aged 12 and 14, are thought to have survived being thrown into the well before suffering a "slow and terrible death".

They were found curled up in the foetal position, one with his thumb in his mouth.

The bodies were discovered by chance after another boy fell into the well while playing football nearby.

Firemen were called to rescue the trapped 13-year-old on Monday night at Gravina in Puglia near Bari, southern Italy.

During the rescue operation, they discovered the remains of Francesco Pappalardi, 12, and his brother Salvatore, 14, who vanished from their home in June 2006.

Their father Filippo has been in custody since November, charged with their murder.

Bari's police chief Vincenzo Maria Speranza said: "What we need to establish now is did they fall down the well, were they pushed down there or were they dumped there already dead?

"We think that these two tragic boys were alive when they were thrown into the well," said one officer. They are not close together as you would expect if they were thrown in together.

"But also most importantly and more tragic is that they were found curled up in a foetal position, one with his thumb in his mouth.

"That suggests it is very likely that they were both alive for a while in the well before they died."

Where is the deepest hole in the planet? Because that's where this stunod (I hope I spelled that right) should be thrown...repeatedly.

One point for each murder and one point for eaching throwing down the well for four points.

Nod of Doom to Stephanie.

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Italian boys thrown down a well