Overview

• Preliminary autopsy suggests the six-month-old infant died by strangulation.
• The woman’s body was found in a black sack with advanced decomposition and no visible external injuries, indicating she died before the baby.
• Distinctive tattoos on the woman have been catalogued and DNA results are expected in the coming days to confirm both victims’ identities.
• Authorities are reviewing park surveillance and interviewing witnesses who reported seeing a man carrying a bundle with the mother and child.
• The Rome prosecutor’s office has opened a double homicide case and continues forensic and toxicology tests to establish an exact timeline.