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Naples Court Convicts Sushi Restaurant Owner in Teen’s 2021 Death, Acquits Family Doctor

Judge Giuliana Taglialatela issued a first-instance ruling after prosecutors alleged salmonellosis from the Vomero eatery led to fatal myocarditis.

Overview

  • The owner received a two-year-six-month sentence and must pay a €45,000 provisional award to each civil party.
  • The family doctor was cleared of manslaughter, ending the case against him in this first-instance trial.
  • Prosecutors had requested three years for the restaurateur and one year and eight months for the doctor.
  • Investigators linked the death to salmonellosis allegedly contracted after sushi at an all-you-can-eat venue in Vomero, which was seized during the probe.
  • Luca Piscopo, 15, died on December 2, 2021 after nine days of illness, and his mother and friends condemned the verdict, especially the acquittal.