The brother of a boy dissolved in acid by recently captured mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro has said he hopes the crime lord suffers a "slow death".
Denaro, otherwise known by his nickname Diabolik, had kidnapped Giuseppe Di Matteo, 12, in the hopes of preventing his father from testifying.
The youngster was eventually strangled after the blackmail plot failed, with the 12-year-old subsequently killed and dissolved in a vat of acid.
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Giuseppe's brother Nicola Di Matteo has said he and his mother have felt "joy mixed with tears" at the news of Denaro's arrest, and hopes the crime boss has a "long suffering" time.
The arrest of the so-called boss of bosses is said to have "reopened a wound" for Giueseppe's family, who spoke of the arrest.
Matteo said: "I have read that he is ill. I hope he can live as long as possible to have long suffering, the same one he imposed on my brother, an innocent little boy.
"Something like this cannot be forgiven. It is unthinkable in the face of what happened to Giuseppe. Now he must suffer like my brother."
Denaro, who was sentenced to life in prison in his absence back in 2012, has since been captured, Daily Star reported.
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Speaking to Il Messaggero, Giueseppe's brother added: "I am unable to forgive, I hope he suffers for as long as possible."
Bloodthirsty mafia man Denaro was captured by police after three decades on the run, with the undisputed Mafia "boss of bosses" wanted for a slate of horror crimes, including a bombing that killed 10 people.
Denaro, who once boasted he had filled a "cemetery" of victims, is said to have killed upwards of 50 people including mob bosses, pregnant women and a 12-year-old child.
The now-captured gangster picked up the nickname Diabolik, a crime comic book later adapted into a film by Mario Bava, for his ruthless persona.
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