Overview
- Milena Mancini, 50, died at Istanbul University Hospital about 20 days after being moved to intensive care following liposuction at a private clinic.
- Preliminary accounts cite a possible internal stomach lesion during the procedure, but this has not been officially verified.
- A family member says there was a complication during surgery and she may have contracted an infection at the clinic.
- The Italian Consulate in Istanbul is assisting the family, with repatriation expected in the coming hours and the autopsy to be performed in Italy.
- Mancini was a real estate entrepreneur from Isola dei Liri in the Frosinone area, the mother of two daughters and the daughter of industrialist Alvaro Mancini, with earlier experience in finance.