Emotion and pain in Naples for the death, due to a series of pathologies from which he suffered, of 'Simba', the 3-year-old boy welcomed into the community 'La Casa di Matteo' where he has practically lived since birth.
The baby was born in a shack to a mother with drug problems and was saved thanks to the intervention of a social worker.
He had been nicknamed like the character in Disney's 'The Lion King' for his extraordinary will to live, despite the many health problems that had afflicted him: in short, a warrior child.
Thanks to his story, his little brother was saved and adopted.
La Casa di Matteo assists abandoned children or children of parents who have no possibility of following their growth.
"Simba - says the municipal councilor of Naples, Luca Trapanese - died serene and loved in the house that welcomed him from birth. He died in the arms of Marco (promoter of the Casa di Matteo, ed) who wanted to accompany him important moment. We are lucky that there is a similar reality and people who carry it forward with love and dedication and not as a simple job".
"We thank - they say from the Casa di Matteo - whoever loved him, from near or far. We are sure that even the little King of the Forest loved you".