Overview
- Prosecutors in Lecce are investigating the deaths of Najoua Minniti, 35, found at sea off Torre dell’Orso, and her son Elia Perrone, 8, discovered at home in Calimera, pursuing a probable murder–suicide while keeping other options open.
- Carabinieri say the father reported mother and child missing before a diver alerted the coast guard to a body at sea; investigators later found the child dead in the apartment the two shared.
- Early forensic checks on the child indicate signs consistent with strangulation; formal autopsies have been requested by the Lecce prosecutor, with the Vito Fazzi hospital handling further examinations.
- Local reports describe prior tensions between the parents, past complaints, and social‑services contact involving the mother, which investigators are reviewing as part of the context.
- In Belluno, a two‑year‑old girl died hours after being discharged from Feltre’s pediatrics unit; the prosecutor ordered an autopsy and the Ulss 1 Dolomiti launched an internal review after the family filed a complaint over the clinical assessment.