Overview
- Early on Sunday, 50-year-old Diomede Barchiesi stepped in to separate his son from a fight on the Fossacesia lungomare, was struck by a punch, fell and lost consciousness.
- Emergency responders intubated Barchiesi at the scene and he was transferred to Pescara with a severe cranial trauma where doctors began the formal observation for brain death.
- After the observation period and a medico-legal review, hospital teams completed legally authorized organ retrievals with the heart assigned to Bergamo, the kidneys to L'Aquila and the liver to Pisa.
- A local 18-year-old from Lanciano is under investigation for the blow that caused the injury, and prosecutors may alter the charges based on medical findings and ongoing inquiries.
- The mayor of Fossacesia ordered suspension of music and public entertainment as a day of mourning and the hospital noted Barchiesi had recorded consent to organ donation, giving hope to transplant recipients.