Giulia Cecchettin's killing sparks Italian reckoning over femicide - BBC News

Nationwide protests against gender violence and in memory of Giulia Cecchettin will take place on Saturday.
22 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Giulia CecchettinImage caption, Giulia Cecchettin's body was found in NovemberBy Sofia BettizaBBC NewsThe killing of a young woman in Italy, allegedly at the hands of her possessive ex-boyfriend, has shocked the country and prompted a reckoning about violence against women.
On 11 November - days before 22-year-old Giulia Cecchettin was due to get her biomedical engineering degree - she went to buy her graduation outfit with her ex-boyfriend Filippo Turetta.
Then, the couple disappeared.
A few days later, CCTV footage emerged showing the final moments of her life.
Mr Turetta, 22, can be seen beating his former partner in a car park close to her house in Vigonovo, near Venice - according to the investigating judge.
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