Overview
- Ettore Pausini, 78, was fatally struck while cycling near Bologna on November 2 by a car whose driver initially fled.
- The driver later turned himself in, was denounced and left at liberty, and has apologized to the family, according to reports.
- A laic funeral was held November 8 at the Pantheon of the Certosa cemetery, with his daughter Sabrina, brother Fabrizio, and Laura’s sister Silvia attending.
- Laura Pausini did not attend the service but later posted a short message of condolence reading, “Ciao zio. Tu sai. Io. Riposa in pace. Ti voglio bene.”
- Sabrina has said she will not forgive the motorist and had previously published, then deleted, a post rejecting some relatives’ presence at the funeral.