The mother of Valentina Greco, a 42-year-old woman originally from Cagliari who has resided in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia for several years, has reported no contact with her daughter for ten days. Valentina’s last communication was on the evening of July 9th. “She told me, ‘Mom, there are problems with the line, be patient for two days and I’ll sort it out’,” recounted Roberta Murru to online news outlets.
Valentina’s parents, Giovanni Greco and Roberta Murru, who operate a newsstand on Via Is Mirrionis in Cagliari, are distraught. “We don’t sleep at night, we don’t eat,” Murru stated. Initially unworried by the two-day delay, the family grew alarmed when Valentina stopped responding altogether and friends also reported being unable to reach her. “We tried to contact her in every way possible, both via WhatsApp and her Tunisian number. Her phone appears to be switched off. I sent an email to see if she had phone issues, but there was no reply to the email either.”
Murru also revealed significant health concerns. Years ago, while living in Rome, Valentina suffered a severe pulmonary embolism and was saved “by a miracle.” Since then, she has relied on anticoagulant medication. “She cannot do without these drugs,” her mother emphasized, adding that doctors warned Valentina would risk internal hemorrhage if she suffered any physical trauma. “So our first thought was that maybe she had an accident. Even though the Embassy tells us Italians are immediately notified if they are hospitalized, if she’s unconscious, perhaps she’s in some hospital and we can’t find out.”