Overview
- Emergency crews found a 52-year-old man, his 47-year-old wife, and their 28-year-old daughter dead in bed in Paviole di Canaro around midnight.
- A preliminary external exam found no obvious signs of violence, and the household cat was also discovered dead.
- Carabinieri opened an inquiry and requested autopsy and toxicology to establish the cause and timing of death.
- Authorities say inhalation of carbon monoxide or another toxic gas is under investigation and has not been confirmed.
- The family, of Moldovan origin, had lived in the Polesine area for more than twenty years, and the deaths may predate discovery by a day or two.