The cemetery in Casoria has been hit by raids targeting loculi and chapels, leaving families and local administrators angry and demanding the return of what was taken.
According to Il Mattino Napoli, the thefts have violated burial niches and private chapels in the town cemetery, turning a place meant for mourning into a scene of damage and loss.
Relatives of the deceased and town officials have condemned the acts and called for the stolen items to be returned. The report describes a shared sense of indignation over desecration that strikes at both private grief and community memory.
The article frames the cemetery as a communal place of silence, memory, and respect, where graves should remain undisturbed.
What remains unclear from the available reporting is how many niches or chapels were affected, when the raids occurred, and whether investigations, arrests, or new security measures have followed.