Italian youngsters set an Indian immigrant on fire “to see how long it would take for him to burn”

Alert DateFebruary 1, 2009 Country: Italy Address: Nettuno General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Education, Culture, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet, Political Discourse
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Indian
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age 26-35
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Italian
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age <17, 26-35
Perpetrators Number 3
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On the 1st of February, at the train station of Nettuno, near Rome, three young boys, including one minor, doused a homeless Indian citizen with petrol and set fire to him. Not all politicians and commentators actually considered this act as a racist one.

Source:

ENAR SHADOW REPORT 2009/2010 - Racism and Discrimination in Italy by Laura Di Pasquale - /resources/toolip/doc/2011/10/17/enar-italy-2009-2010.pdf

Immigrato picchiato e bruciato. Confessano 3 ragazzi, uno ha 16 anni - http://www.repubblica.it/2009/02/sezioni/cronaca/indiano-bruciato/indiano-bruciato/indiano-bruciato.html

Italy: Sikhs to pray for Indian attack victim - http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Religion/?id=3.0.2983710227

The Language of Hatred - http://www.i-italy.org/6651/language-hatred