Overview

• On August 3 the Procura di Termini Imerese opened a manslaughter probe against unknown persons and ordered the seizure of Simona’s body for medico-legal examination
• Investigators currently favor a sudden illness or accident theory and have not named any suspects
• The family and their lawyer highlighted flaws in evidence handling by noting that the villa was not secured, the DJ console was removed and few surveillance videos were recovered
• Relatives question how an experienced swimmer could drown and suspect potential third-party wrongdoing or that someone may have spiked her drink
• The forthcoming autopsy at the Istituto di medicina legale del Policlinico di Palermo is expected to clarify the cause of death and test for substances