Overview

• The eight-year-old is being discharged from Policlinico Umberto I with a 10‑day prognosis and will need follow-up care for mouth injuries after maxillofacial surgery.
• Police identified three minors aged 7, 9 and 11 and seized the metal rod alleged to have struck the child during a birthday gathering at Parco delle Magnolie in Fidene.
• An initial report has been sent to the juvenile prosecutor and municipal social services have opened family assessments, with additional filings on any parental liability under evaluation.
• Witness accounts differ on the motive, with a claim about denied pastries disputed by parents, and investigators are clarifying whether two or three children returned before the assault.
• Tensions are high in the neighborhood, a parents’ gathering at the park was planned for this morning, the victim’s father requested privacy, and the park association asked for increased police vigilance.