Overview
- The mother, Olena Stasiuk, 55, was arrested after police and firefighters entered her Muggia apartment and found her son Giovanni dead with a cut to the throat.
- Trieste prosecutors have opened a criminal inquiry, and the Justice Ministry has requested a report on the tribunal’s decision that authorized unsupervised visits.
- Court files and complaints show prior alarms, including a 2023 episode in which the child reported being grabbed by the neck and earlier threats by the mother about killing herself and the boy.
- The tribunal’s 13 May order followed a psychological consultation and moved from protected meetings to one weekly visit without an escort, a change the father had opposed.
- Forensic work at the scene is complete and the autopsy is pending to clarify the dynamics and number of wounds, while the town has declared mourning and support for the school community.