The attack, in the middle of the day in the seaside town of Civitanova Marche, has brought racism, immigration, violence and indifference to the center of a heated election campaign. The victim, Alika Ogochukwu, 39, was said to be begging for money and selling tissue packs on the main street of Civitanova. Filippo Ferlazzo, 32, from Salerno, reacted angrily when Ogochukwu grabbed his partner’s arm. Ogochukwu was said to be begging for money and selling tissues Ferlazzo returned and attacked the man, first with the man’s crutch and then strangling him for four minutes as he lay on the ground. Friday’s killing was captured in one
