Overview

• A couple from Vicenza, Italy, is under investigation for allegedly refusing adequate cancer treatment for their teenage son, who died early last year.
• The case was initiated after local social services raised concerns about the boy's medical care to authorities.
• A court-appointed consultant concluded that the teenager did not receive necessary treatments for his cancer diagnosis.
• Prosecutors in Vicenza have charged the parents with voluntary manslaughter, which could lead to a trial in the Corte d'Assise.
• The case has drawn comparisons to a similar incident in Padua, where parents were convicted for refusing chemotherapy for their daughter.