She hadn't been heard from for ten days. She was found unconscious in the closet of her home in Tunis. Alive. And conscious.

But many questions still remain surrounding Valentina Greco, 42 years old, originally from Cagliari and resident in Sidi Bou Said for three years.

An unexpected and joyful find, as well as shocking. The Farnesina announced the news, informing the family with a phone call from Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

Her mother, Roberta Murru, tearfully confirmed the news: "The police found her. She was unconscious, but alive. They took her to the hospital. She's fine now."

And she adds a detail that kept her anchored to hope for days: "He would never have left his cats alone. I knew it."

The incident had shocked Cagliari and mobilized the Italian authorities. The last phone call dated back to the evening of July 9th. Then came silence: the phone was turned off, no reply to emails, no signal. The alarm had been raised by the family, also concerned about Valentina's fragile health, as she had been taking anticoagulants for years following a pulmonary embolism .

The search continued amidst a thousand hypotheses, with Tunisian police inspecting the apartment in recent days, which appeared to be in order. However, essential items were missing: the cell phone and the computer.

The family feared she might have taken ill, been attacked, or worse. Her mother's words confirmed this : "We don't sleep, we don't eat. But inside I felt she hadn't vanished into thin air."

The discovery inside the closet now raises more questions than answers . According to sources close to the investigation, Valentina may have hidden voluntarily. Why? From what or from whom?

His brother, Alessio Greco, is tight-lipped: "We want to understand exactly what happened. No comment for now."

But in the background, concern remains linked to an episode that occurred in recent months: Valentina, according to her friends, allegedly rejected insistent advances from a local man.

"He works in his area. I can't say more, but we want to know more," says the brother.

At the same time, another avenue remains open: that of Valentina's work as a human rights activist, particularly for women. Her work may have attracted unwelcome attention.

For ten days, the parents continued to work at their newsstand on Via Is Mirrionis, a stone's throw from the Santissima Trinità hospital. The shutters remained up as an act of hope. And yesterday, finally, came the phone call that turned the nightmare on its head. "Now we're getting ready to leave for Tunis," the mother said. "I want to see her, hug her. And understand."

The nightmare is over, but the mystery remains.

(Unioneonline/Fr.Me.)

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