Overview

• The accident occurred on July 4, 2024, when a 38-year-old mother accidentally ran over her 18-month-old son in their Milan hinterland home courtyard.
• Prosecutor Paolo Storari has asked a Milan judge to drop charges, citing the mother’s enduring guilt and grief as a form of natural punishment.
• Medical experts report the child suffered severe, permanent injuries that will leave him significantly disabled for life.
• Storari’s request invokes Article 27, which prohibits punishments deemed inhumane or grossly disproportionate.
• If the court declines to dismiss the case, the prosecutor plans to raise a constitutional challenge to Italy’s law on serious injuries before the Constitutional Court.