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Two Inmates Die Hours Apart at Milan’s San Vittore as Probe Tests Drug and Medical Causes

Prosecutors ordered autopsies after searches found no contraband, with investigators weighing an opiate link in one death versus gastric hemorrhage in the other.

Overview

  • Deaths occurred between Thursday night and Friday morning in different wards, ruling out a single incident or coordinated acts.
  • Canine-assisted searches and forensic inspections locked down the prison overnight and later concluded with negative results for drugs.
  • Procurator Marcello Viola is coordinating the inquiry, and autopsies have been ordered by on-duty prosecutors Carlo Scalas and Enrico Pavone.
  • Three other detainees reported illness and received treatment, with authorities stating they are currently out of danger.
  • Initial assessments exclude violence or revolt, and early reports note the deceased were a 36-year-old Peruvian and a 48-year-old Moroccan detainee.