Project to save children from the mafia extended to Sicily and Naples

Scheme was founded in 2012 to prevent at-risk children being enticed by Italy's most powerful mafia, the 'Ndrangheta

A project to save children from Italy's biggest mafia by removing them from mob families is being extended to organised crime groups in Sicily and Naples, the justice ministry has announced.

The scheme aims to prevent at-risk children from following their parents into a life of crime, breaking the cycle by which power is passed down the generations through blood ties and family loyalty.