Giulia Cecchettin: Slain Italian woman’s funeral attended by thousands

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The coffin of Giulia Cecchettin is carried inside the Santa Giustina Basilica during her funeral in Padua, northern Italy, 05 December 2023.

Thousands have attended the funeral of a 22-year-old female student whose death prompted a period of national reflection in Italy.

Giulia Cecchettin was killed days before getting her university degree allegedly at the hands of her possessive ex-boyfriend in November.

The funeral service which happened in the city of Padua was broadcast live on state television.

Her death triggered major protests and calls for more protection for women.

The biomedical engineering student’s ex-boyfriend, Filippo Turetta, reportedly could not accept that she had ended their relationship. He confessed to the murder after his arrest, according to media reports.

The image of Ms Cecchettin’s empty desk on the day she should have graduated struck a chord with many Italian women who feel patriarchal attitudes are entrenched.

Gino Cecchettin (R), Elena Cecchetin (C) and Davide Cecchettin (L), respectively father, sister and brother of Giulia Cecchettin attend her funeral ceremony in Padua, on December 5, 2023.
Image caption,Ms Cecchettin’s father and siblings outside Padua’s Basilica of Santa Giustina
Students and university professors of the faculty of medicine and psychology observe 'a minute of noise' in memory of the victims of femicide, next to a mural depicting white silhouettes representing murdered women, in Rome, Italy, 05 December 2023.
Image caption,In Rome, students and academics also mourned on Tuesday

Ms Cecchettin’s father, Gino, made an emotional plea during the service for his daughter’s death to become a turning point in ending the abuse and killing of women.

The service concluded with mourners shaking their keys as the coffin left the church, a symbolic call for violence not to be tolerated in silence.

Students and university professors of the faculty of medicine and psychology observe 'a minute of noise' in memory of the victims of femicide in Rome, Italy, 05 December 2023.
Image caption,Keys were rattled in Rome too
People attend the funeral of Giulia Cecchettin.
Image caption,The funeral in Padua was attended by thousands including students, public authorities and ordinary Italians
The coffin of Giulia Cecchettin is seen during the funeral ceremony in Padua, on December 5, 2023.
The coffin of Giulia Cecchettin inside the Santa Giustina Basilica during her funeral in Padua, northern Italy, 05 December 2023.

The case has dominated Italian headlines http://sayurkole.com in recent weeks amid large demonstrations in cities across the country leading Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to vow to step up protection for women.

Italy’s first female prime minister promised a new educational campaign in schools to combat what she describe as Italy’s still-pervasive culture of misogynistic violence.

People gather around the hearse carrying the coffin of Giulia Cecchettin after her funeral outside the Santa Giustina Basilica during her funeral in Padua, northern Italy, 05 December 2023. Cecchettin, 22.

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