Fabrizia Di Lorenzo
Died 19 December 2016
Who they were
Fabrizia came from Sulmona in Abruzzo. A former Erasmus student, she graduated from the Catholic University in Rome and held a master's degree in international and diplomatic relations from Bologna. She had lived in Berlin since 2013, working for a logistics company. Ten post-graduate internship scholarships in Abruzzo were created in her memory.
What happened
On the evening of Monday 19 December 2016, Fabrizia was at the Christmas market on Breitscheidplatz in Berlin when a man drove a hijacked lorry into the crowd. She was one of 13 people who lost their lives. The attacker was shot dead by Italian police four days later, so there was no trial.
Verdict / confirmation
No trial – perpetrator killed 23 Dec 2016. Bundestag inquiry committee (2021) documented authorities' failures.
Status: No trial
Perpetrator: A 24-year-old Tunisian whose asylum application in Germany had been rejected (deportation stalled for lack of papers). Identified by the Federal Prosecutor (fingerprints, ID in cab); shot dead by Italian police in Sesto San Giovanni on 23 Dec 2016.