"I find it difficult to accept the reasons for reducing the sentence for reasons that have nothing to do with the relationship between Lorena Quaranta and her murderer, citing the stress of the COVID pandemic as the cause” declares Antonella Veltri, president D.i.Re - Women on the Net against violence. "Our concern - as the National Network against Violence against Women - is, at best, that there is a profound misunderstanding of what male violence against women is, even according to the Istanbul Convention.” continues Veltri. “Justice will take its course and we hope it does so quickly, but the justification of the mitigating circumstances from COVID for the death of a woman at the hands of men is a pretext”Concludes Veltri.

Even those in the area who have decided to become civil parties in the trial for the femicide of Lorena Quaranta express dismay when reading the reasons for this sentence:

“Astating that 'the motive is unknown' means not recognizing the seriousness of the problem, not recognizing that we are faced with the violent behavior of a man towards his partner. It's about not recognizing the meaning and gravity that femicide and the fight to combat male violence against women brings with it" declares Maria Gianquinto, president of the CEDAV association of Messina, member of the Network D.i.Re.