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Two-Year-Old Dies at Italian Nursery as Prosecutors Open Manslaughter Probe

Authorities are investigating potential liability after the child's death.

Overview

  • Leonardo Ricci, 2, was found unresponsive at the Ambarabà Ciccì Coccò nursery in Bibbiena, near Arezzo, Italy.
  • Local reports say part of his jumper became entangled on a tree branch in the garden around 11:30 a.m.
  • Medics performed CPR for more than an hour and an air ambulance was dispatched, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Police evacuated the site and set up a cordon, and the nursery remains closed to assist the inquiry, with reopening expected next week according to local reporting.
  • The Koiné cooperative managing the nursery expressed grief and said staff are cooperating with investigators, as Mayor Filippo Vagnoli visited and residents gathered in mourning.