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Vicenza Woman, 49, Dies After Courtyard Head Injury as Investigators Seek Cause

Prosecutors say no scenario is favored pending autopsy findings.

Overview

  • The woman was found around 5 a.m. in a pool of blood near the garages of her Torri di Quartesolo residence by her partner and 18-year-old son, who alerted emergency services.
  • Doctors at Vicenza’s San Bortolo Hospital declared brain death on Friday and, after the observation period, confirmed clinical death.
  • A deep head wound was recorded, and investigators say possibilities under review include a violent act, an accidental fall, or another event.
  • The Vicenza prosecutor ordered an autopsy as police seized the family apartment, a garage, and phones belonging to the partner and son and continued forensic searches.
  • Private CCTV recordings with audio from a neighboring villa were acquired for technical analysis, interviews are ongoing, and no one has been formally placed under investigation.