Overview
- The prosecutor said seven-hour autopsies yielded no immediate cause of death, and definitive answers hinge on chemical and toxicological tests that could take up to 90 days.
- Investigators seized 19 food items from the family homes, with analyses assigned to the Istituto Zooprofilattico dell’Abruzzo e del Molise.
- The leading line of inquiry is a foodborne intoxication possibly tied to preserved mushrooms, while tests have excluded botulism and accidental rodenticide contamination of flour.
- Gianni Di Vita, who developed similar symptoms, was moved from intensive care to a general ward at Rome’s Spallanzani hospital following clinical improvement.
- Five medical professionals from the Campobasso emergency department and out-of-hours service were formally placed under investigation over the care provided before the deaths.