Car on the crowd in Modena, El Koudri attempted suicide in prison

Salim El Koudri, the 31-year-old who hit 8 people in the city center in Modena on May 16, attempted suicide in prison, one of whom, Monica Esposito, died after two months of agony. El Koudri ingested drugs, was taken to hospital and his life is not in danger. In recent days, in an evidentiary incident before the investigating judge of the Modena court, El Koudru was judged capable of understanding when he hit the pedestrians and therefore able to stand trial.

"We are talking about this episode because the prisoner is known, but every 33 hours in this region a prisoner tries to kill himself. We must recognize their right to still be considered human, supporting them in moments of desperation. This takes nothing away from their responsibility and from the pain of the victims", says the guarantor for the prisoners of Emilia-Romagna Roberto Cavalieri.