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Reggio Calabria Woman Placed Under House Arrest in Twin Newborn Deaths as Police Search for Possible Third Infant

Investigators now pursue a suspected 2022 birth after seized chats pointed to an earlier case.

Overview

  • A judge ordered house arrest with electronic monitoring for the 25-year-old on charges including double homicide and concealment of corpses.
  • Prosecutors also contest suppression of a third infant’s body from 2022, and the boyfriend is under investigation for alleged aiding and abetting.
  • Autopsy and biological analyses concluded the twins were born alive, died by suffocation, and were genetically linked to the suspect.
  • Surveillance footage placed the woman alone at the Pellaro home on July 8, 2024 during the period when the births and deaths allegedly occurred.
  • Police searched residences, gardens and surrounding land with canine units and georadar for additional remains, with no results reported so far.