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The tragic death of septuagenarian Ronnie Stafrace, of Żabbar, in February 2016 shocked the entire country. The 71-year-old lived on his own and the police only discovered his body, apparently mauled by his hungry dog, after being alerted by neighbours who hSociety must address solitude
The tragic death of septuagenarian Ronnie Stafrace, of Żabbar, in February 2016 shocked the entire country. The 71-year-old lived on his own and the police only discovered his body, apparently mauled by his hungry dog, after being alerted by neighbours who had not seen him for several days. This story opens a documentary on solitude that will be aired on local media stations and other platforms in the coming weeks. Titled “Il-ġerħa tas-solitudni: il-mixja lejn soluzzjoni” (The scourge of solitude: the walk towards a solution), it is produced by the Faculty for Social Wellbeing in collaboration with Caritas Malta and follows a conference on the subject organised by both entities last month. “Solitude is an extraordinary complex issue,” Andrew Azzopardi, dean of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, said yesterday. “We have to look at it straight in the eyes to address it.” The 26-minute feature, narrated by journalist Keith Demicoli, explores causes, consequences and possible solutions to this phenomenon with experts and people who suffered from solitude first-hand. Among the causes listed are moving house, the death of loved ones, separations, hectic, modern lifestyles that are... Read more