Rabat – Italian President Sergio Mattarella has honored Moroccan immigrants Mustapha El Aoudi with a merit award for his heroic act to save an Italian doctor from a murder attempt.
The migrant rescued the doctor on December 4 in the Italian city of Crotone as a 50-year-old man attacked and stabbed doctor Maria Carmela Calindro in front of the San Giovanni di Dio Hospital because he believed she was to blame the death of his mother.
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The Moroccan immigrant, who works as a street vendor, disarmed and disabled the aggressor.
After saving the doctor’s life, Al Aoudi said that “I did what everyone would do.”
“I heard the doctor scream and then I approached. I noticed that the man hit her with a screwdriver with the aim to kill her. I came closer and threw him down, then he ran away and I chased him to the trash can. I tripped him and he fell. At that point I disabled and held him until the police arrived,” El Aoudi said.
