"He had been mistreating us for a long time, he was violent."
They both said it, first the wife of
Akhyad Sulaev
, 50 years old, the man killed yesterday in the Asti area, then her daughter,
Makka
, 19 years old, arrested on charges of murder aggravated by family ties.
Mistreatment, the one reported to the police by the two women, which would have concerned first and foremost the victim's wife, then also her young daughter, but not the three younger brothers.
The man resigned yesterday and it would not have been the first time that he suddenly left a job, putting the Chechen family in difficulty, according to what mother and daughter said.
Also for this reason, according to their story, the argument had arisen, which had taken on a violent tone and manner, until the girl stabbed him.
The one who raised the alarm by calling the police was a woman unrelated to the family, a friend of hers, who was busy following her younger brothers with their schoolwork.
"The biggest defense concern now is
to protect this girl
, who after the incident finds herself in difficult psychological conditions. She is in great difficulty. This is why a protected structure was requested for her."
Speaking is the lawyer Massimo Sfolcini, lawyer of Makka Sulaev, who is accused of the murder of her father which occurred yesterday in Nizza Monferrato (Asti).
"I am awaiting notification of the documents for the hearing to validate the detention - explains the lawyer - which will probably be held on Monday. The investigating judge of Alessandria in charge will evaluate any precautionary needs and the requests of the prosecutor Andrea Trucano. We will discuss it, but I don't think they exist."
"The family - he underlines - had been in Italy for five or six years and was very reserved, very closed, with a very observant religious orientation, which led to loneliness in the facts and in the suspect a desperation in not being able to find help for the situation in home. The girl had taken on a significant role in the family, because in addition to studying successfully, she looked after her younger siblings and on the weekend, from Friday to Sunday, she worked in the same place where her mother was employed, to help financially. They spoke Russian and she had settled in, but she struggled to make solid friendships, even though she had one friend in particular to whom she had confided the situation."
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