Overview

• Prosecutors in Cassino are investigating on the hypothesis of instigation to suicide, with a file also opened at the juvenile prosecutor’s office.
• Carabinieri have seized phones, computers and game consoles to reconstruct chats and messages relevant to the final days.
• Education Minister Giuseppe Valditara has ordered inspections at Paolo’s middle and high schools, with inspectors interviewing staff, family and local officials.
• The school principal, Gina Antonetti, says no formal complaints from parents were received and the school psychologist flagged no emergencies, a claim the family disputes.
• Relatives describe years of bullying from primary through high school, including taunts and physical harassment, while investigators review whether required anti-bullying protocols under Law 70/2024 were applied.