Video of the attack on the disabled man Alika Ogorchukwu was widely circulated on Italian news websites and social media platforms. Police said people could be heard saying “stop,” but no attempts were made to separate the couple. The victim’s wife, Charity Oriachi, said: “I need justice for my husband, that’s what I want. Because it’s too much, the pain is too much for me.” Image: Charity Oriachi, wife of Nigerian street vendor Alika Ogorchukwu, cries where her husband was killed His death has sparked outrage as Italy enters a parliamentary election campaign in which the right-wing coalition has already made immigration the issue. “The killing of Alika Ogorchukwu is disappointing,” tweeted Enrico Letta, head of the left-wing Democratic Party, referring to the salesman who died on Friday. “Unheard of savagery. Massive indifference. There can be no excuse.” Police arrested 32-year-old Filippo Claudio Giuseppe Ferlazzo, who was spotted using street cameras after the brutal attack. He is being held on suspicion of murder and robbery, the latter because he allegedly took the victim’s phone when he fled. Mr Ogorchukwu, 39, was selling goods at midday on Friday on the main street of Civitanova Marche, a seaside town on the Adriatic Sea coast, when an Italian man grabbed a crutch the street vendor was using and beat him, the police said. . Footage shows him struggling to the ground, despite attempts to resist. Police Chief Matteo Luconi told Italian news channel Sky TG24 that onlookers called the police, who responded to the scene after a suspect fled and tried to render aid to the victim. It was unclear if he died at the scene. An autopsy will show how he died. Image: A woman looks at flowers where Nigerian street vendor Alika Ogorchukwu was killed “The Compliment That Killed Him” Luconi told Sky TG24 that the attacker attacked after “persistent” requests for pocket change from the vendor. Police interviewed witnesses and obtained video evidence of the attack. They said the suspect has not made a statement. Mr. Ogorchukwu, who was married with two children, resorted to selling goods on the street after he was hit by a car and lost his job as a laborer due to his injuries. The accident left him with a limp and in need of crutches, said Daniel Amanza, who runs the ACSIM association for migrants in the Marche region’s Macerata province. Mr Amanza alleged that the assailant became enraged when Mr Ogorchukwu told the man’s partner that she was beautiful. Image: People protest where Nigerian street vendor was killed “That compliment killed him,” Mr. Amanza told The Associated Press. “The tragic fact is that there were many people nearby. They turned around saying ‘Stop’ but no one moved to separate them,” Mr Amanza said.