Overview

• Chiara Petrolini has been formally indicted by GUP Gabriella Orsi for the premeditated murder of her two newborns and suppression of their corpses.
• The alleged crimes occurred following secret pregnancies in May 2023 and August 2024, with the infants reportedly buried in her garden.
• The defense’s request to reclassify the charges as infanticide, which carries lighter penalties, was rejected by the court.
• Petrolini has been under house arrest since September 2024, a measure upheld by the Court of Cassation in February 2025.
• The trial is scheduled to begin on June 30, 2025, in the Corte d'Assise of Parma, where psychiatric evaluations will play a key role in determining her mental capacity.