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Two Die After Christmas Seafood in Molise as Five Doctors Face Probe

Prosecutors in Campobasso are probing possible malpractice after the family was twice discharged from the emergency department.

Overview

  • Authorities have opened an investigation into five hospital doctors on suspicion of manslaughter, according to Italian media reports.
  • Autopsies for the 15-year-old and her mother have been ordered, with the precise cause of death awaiting forensic findings.
  • Investigators are examining suspected seafood poisoning from a holiday meal that included mussels, though no toxin has been identified.
  • Clinicians reported an unusually rapid deterioration consistent with acute liver failure; the father remains hospitalized and may be transferred to Rome.
  • An 18-year-old sibling has no symptoms, and the regional health authority has launched an internal review of the emergency department’s decisions.