Overview
- Leonardo Ricci, aged two, died of suffocation at the Ambarabà Ciccì Coccò municipal nursery in Soci, a hamlet of Bibbiena in the province of Arezzo.
- Educators intervened immediately, performed resuscitation, and called 118 as an ambulance and the Pegaso air rescue were dispatched, but efforts to save him failed.
- The Arezzo prosecutor’s office, led by deputy prosecutor Julia Maggiore, opened a manslaughter inquiry and placed the outdoor area under seizure, with no individuals formally under investigation.
- Investigators are examining differing early accounts, including indications that a hoodie cord may have caught on a branch during play, while alternative versions mentioned possible choking on food.
- The nursery is temporarily closed, the mayor declared a period of civic mourning, and the community and staff—one teacher was hospitalized for an anxiety attack—are receiving support as statements are collected.