According to an interview published by Il Mattino, a woman identified only by the pseudonym Claudia sought a small loan of about 3,500 euros to support her commercial activity. What followed, in her account, was a cycle of alleged usury and threats that ended with violence and, finally, a report to law enforcement.
Claudia says the lender demanded repayment of almost 30,000 euros, with interest increasing the debt over time. After delays in payments, she describes threats and then an acid injury to her abdomen.
Following the attack, Claudia reported the alleged usurers to law enforcement, Il Mattino reports. She received legal, psychological and fiscal assistance from the Salerno-based SOS Antiracket Anti-Usura association.
Il Mattino describes the alleged perpetrators as in prison after first-instance convictions for usury and extortion, while also describing proceedings as still ongoing. The real identity of the interviewee has not been disclosed, and the retrieved interview text omits several passages because the article is reserved for subscribers.
What remains clear in the published account is the central decision: after threats and violence, Claudia sought help and filed a report.
