Overview
- The Juvenile Tribunal of L’Aquila on November 20 suspended the parents’ authority and placed the three children in a Vasto facility, with the mother hosted there under restrictions and the father remaining at the Palmoli home.
- Judicial associations say the removal was an extrema ratio after more than a year of observation and repeated noncompliance with court prescriptions on schooling, health checks and housing conditions.
- Justice Minister Carlo Nordio discussed the case with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and is weighing ministry inspectors, while Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini condemned the decision as shameful.
- The family’s lawyer is preparing an appeal and says he will file a structural safety certificate and plans for a bathroom and house extension, adding the children’s vaccinations are nearly complete.
- Online abuse and doxxing have targeted presiding judge Cecilia Angrisano, petitions have gathered tens of thousands of signatures, and a Rome protest is scheduled for December 6.