Overview

• On August 18, Naples held funeral rites for Michele Noschese with an Italian flag–draped coffin and the national anthem in Piazza del Plebiscito
• Rome’s prosecutor repatriated Noschese’s body in early August, opened a formal probe and ordered a second autopsy at the Verano mortuary
• The Italian autopsy conducted on August 12 reportedly identified rib and clavicle fractures that contradict Spain’s findings of no trauma
• Spanish investigators maintain toxicology tests link Noschese’s death to a convulsion from narcotics use and found no evidence of violence
• Noschese’s family and on-scene witnesses allege he was handcuffed and beaten by Guardia Civil officers and have retained private experts for further forensic analysis