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Italy Opens Inquiries Into Toddler’s Death After Hospital Discharge and Mother–Son Deaths in Salento

Autopsies and clinical reviews are underway as prosecutors seek to determine causes and possible liability.

Overview

  • Ludovica, 2, died in Borgo Valbelluna hours after being discharged from Santa Maria del Prato hospital in Feltre following evaluation for respiratory symptoms.
  • Ulss 1 Dolomiti announced an internal clinical review, and the Belluno prosecutor opened an inquiry against unknown persons and appointed forensic pathologist Antonello Cirnelli to conduct the autopsy.
  • The family filed a complaint seeking the seizure of medical records to verify whether the illness was more serious than assessed at discharge.
  • In a separate case in Lecce province, a sub found the body of Najoua Minniti at sea near Torre dell’Orso and, hours later, carabinieri discovered her son, Elia Perrone, dead at home in Calimera with signs of violent injury.
  • Prosecutors in Lecce ordered forensic examinations and autopsies and are evaluating a possible homicide–suicide, with medical examiner Alberto Tortorella inspecting the scene under prosecutor Erika Masetti’s direction.