Overview
- The Juvenile Court of L'Aquila appointed consultant Simona Ceccoli to conduct a 120-day personological and psycho-diagnostic evaluation of the parents and the three children.
- The siblings—an eight-year-old girl and six-year-old twins—have been in a Vasto-area group home since November 20 with parental responsibility suspended.
- Visitation remains tightly scheduled, with the mother visiting daily and the father usually limited to one hour twice weekly, extended on December 25 from 10:00 to 12:30 without approval for a shared lunch.
- The court order cites reluctance to cooperate with social workers and a reported €50,000-per-child demand to consent to medical tests, while the parents’ lawyers dispute these accounts and say filings refute claims of isolation.
- A local restaurateur offered a serviced house to facilitate reunification and political voices, including Matteo Salvini, criticized the separation, as a tutor began enrollment procedures at a Vasto primary school pending the perizia.