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Reggio Emilia Taser Death: Three Under Investigation as Autopsy Set for Today

Prosecutors ordered an autopsy to pin down the cause of death within an involuntary manslaughter inquiry.

Overview

  • Investigators in Reggio Emilia registered three people as under investigation as a procedural safeguard that allows their participation in forensic checks.
  • The case file is for involuntary manslaughter, and two police officers are represented by attorney Giovanni Tarquini.
  • The medico-legal assignment for the autopsy was scheduled for this morning to clarify why 42-year-old Claudio Citro died after being taken to Santa Maria Nuova hospital.
  • Police say Citro displayed aggressive behavior in Massenzatico, officers deployed a taser to restrain him, he fell, received immediate aid, and later died in hospital.
  • Citro’s mother says he was unarmed and asking for help, while police unions and some political voices defended the electric pistol’s use, keeping the national policy debate in focus.