Overview

• A judge ordered the 25-year-old to house arrest with an electronic bracelet on charges of double homicide, suppression, and concealment of cadaver.
• The twins’ bodies were found in July 2024 by the woman’s parents inside a wardrobe in their Pellaro home after a strong odor prompted the discovery.
• Autopsy and DNA analyses, including tests on material seized at the Policlinico of Messina, determined the babies were born alive and died from suffocation and confirmed maternity.
• Video surveillance showed the woman was alone at home from roughly 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on July 8, 2024, the window investigators identified for the births and deaths, following a prior hospital visit for severe bleeding.
• Investigators have registered the boyfriend under investigation for favoreggiamento, examined the couple’s chats indicating a similar episode in 2022, and deployed canine units and georadar to search properties with no confirmed additional remains so far.