Guido Nasi, the Italian man who was left paralysed as a teenager after an unprovoked attack in Dublin, died this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was just 17 when he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time during his first-ever trip to Ireland back in 1999. However, despite being paralysed from the neck down and requiring round-the-clock care, Mr Nasi maintained a deep affection for Ireland, and even dreamed of moving over here permanently. But since then the wheelchair-bound 43-year-old’s health rapidly deteriorated and along with his physical complications, he battled severe depression. Bernadette Kelly, a former victim support worker and long-time friend of the Nasi family, said: “I’m so sorry to learn of Guido’s passing.

Source: Irish Independent January 08, 2026 03:52 UTC