It may have been a reckless game that caused the death of Simone D'Arrigo , the sixteen-year-old who on Saturday evening broke through the skylight dome of the external parking lot of Etnapolis, on the roof of the Belpasso shopping centre in Catania, falling 15 metres.

Simone , according to the testimony of some friends who were with him, had climbed onto the construction and started jumping on it . The structure did not hold and the boy fell onto the spiral staircase inside the building . His conditions immediately appeared very serious . The young man then died yesterday morning in hospital from the injuries he sustained.

The Catania Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the incident for manslaughter at the moment against unknown persons . An act necessary to be able to carry out the necessary investigations and also verify any violations in compliance with safety regulations by the management of the shopping center.

The Prosecutor's Office, which delegated the investigation to the Carabinieri of the Paternò company, did not deem it necessary to order an autopsy and granted permission to return the body to the family.

"It's one of those news items that you never want to hear, listen to, read. Those phone calls that you never want to arrive. A tragedy, a very young man who loses his life. We are close to the D'Arrigo family," said Antonio Bellia, the mayor of Motta Sant'Anastasia, the boy's hometown. Also in shock were teachers and students at the Ars School of Crafts that Simone, who studied catering, attended in Paternò.

Today, at 9am, all classes will observe a minute of silence to remember the boy.

(Online Union)

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