Son of Italian mafia guns down best pal for liking girlfriend's photo on Facebook

The son of an Italian mafia is facing life in jail for gunning down his best pal who simply 'liked' a Facebook picture of his girlfriend.
 
15-year-old Alex Pititto fatally shot his 19-year-old friend Francesco Prestia in an olive field in Mileto, Italy, with three bullets in his chest because he liked a photo of his girlfriend on Facebook, this, he interpreted as a sign of disrespect. 

Alex has been identified as the son of 'Ndrangheta mafia boss Salvatore Pititto, known as 'El Tio', or the Uncle.


According to local media report, he had long suspected his friend of having feelings for his girlfriend so when he saw the Facebook like, he called his friend to a meeting in a remote field and gunned him down.

He is reported to have turned himself into police and led them to the olive grove where he had left his friend's body.
But when he saw that Francesco had ticked the 'like' button for a new picture on her Facebook profile he called his friend to a meeting in a remote field and gunned him down.

Before the fallout which led to him killing his friend, Alex had been so close to Francesco and recently shared a photo of them with another friend on Facebook, with the caption:

“Friendship is something in the mouth of everybody, but in the heart of not too many people."

The deceased's family have gone on Facebook to pay tribute to their son. One message on Facebook from his family read:

 "You were so perfect that angels wanted you with them. We miss you a lot. Travel well, prince."

19-year-old Francesco Prestia