Overview

• Gianpaolo Demartis, 57, died in Olbia and Elton Bani, 41, died near Genoa within 48 hours after stun‑gun deployments, with omicidio colposo files opened in Tempio Pausania and Genova involving four officers.
• In the Liguria case, a medical examiner noted signs of multiple electrical discharges on Bani’s body; in Sardinia, relatives said Demartis had a heart condition and he was reportedly in an altered state during an aggressive episode.
• Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi and police unions defended the device as an indispensable, non‑lethal option designed to reduce firearm use and injuries.
• Opposition figures, including Riccardo Magi and Filiberto Zaratti, called for suspending use or launching deeper reviews of safety pending autopsy results.
• Axon stated there is no scientific proof of a direct causal link to deaths and cited studies showing rare permanent harm, noting Italy’s rollout of roughly 5,000 units following trials that began in 2018.