Overview
- Authorities say the incident occurred around 10 a.m. local time at a middle school in the province of Caserta.
- The student reportedly left a note reading “Mi dispiace” on her desk, asked to go to the bathroom, and did not return to class.
- Emergency medical teams from 118 attempted resuscitation but confirmed the girl was already deceased upon their arrival.
- Police cordoned off the area and began forensic inspections, with a voluntary act considered the most likely hypothesis pending further verification.
- School leaders kept pupils in classrooms and organized an alternate exit route, while the girl’s parents received assistance from health workers and psychologists.