Renata Fonte

Renata Fonte
Born(1951-03-10)10 March 1951
Nardò, Apulia, Italy
Died31 March 1984(1984-03-31) (aged 33)
Nardò, Apulia, Italy
Cause of deathAssassination
NationalityItalian
OccupationPolitician
Known forInvestigations into environmental crime
Political partyItalian Republican Party
SpouseAttilio Matrangola

Renata Fonte (3 March 1951 – 31 March 1984) was an Italian politician, who served as assessor of culture, in the city council of Nardò (Lecce).

Murder

On 31 March 1984 she was shot dead while returning home from a council meeting.[1] The actual perpetrators of the murder were quickly arrested, along with the person who had ordered it, Antonio Spagnolo the candidate next in line for a seat at the municipal elections. Although the motive remains uncertain, it is believed that the killing came in response to her political fight to prevent the subdivision and urban speculation in Porto Selvaggio bay.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Nardò, il sacrificio di Renata Fonte che si oppose al cemento".
  2. ^ Lecce prima - Nardò today (30 March 2009). "Nardò ricorda Renata Fonte a 25 anni dal suo omicidio". Retrieved 4 April 2016.