Italian bishop condemns community of slain American Ashley Olsen killed in Florence

Italian bishop condemns community of slain American Ashley Olsen killed in Florence , An Italian bishop has recalled the youthful smile of an American woman killed in Florence but also condemned her community for having failed to accompany her in friendship and help her resist the "deadly tangle of alcohol and drugs."

Family and friends gathered at Florence's Santo Spirito basilica on Friday for the funeral of Ashley Olsen, a native of Summer Haven, Florida. Prosecutors say a Senegalese man she met at a disco Jan. 8 killed her after a night of alcohol, drugs and sex that ended with a fight.

Monsignor Giovanni Scanavino said Olsen's death was an "irreparable destruction" and blamed in part her community for failing to be "sufficiently human and Christian" in supporting her."We have to be more courageous, have bigger dreams to love one another more and support one another in tough times," he said.

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