Overview
- The two-year-old from Borgo Valbelluna died hours after being sent home from the pediatric emergency department at Santa Maria del Prato Hospital in Feltre.
- Belluno prosecutors have placed the on-duty 76-year-old temporary pediatrician under investigation for suspected negligent homicide, led by deputy prosecutor Claudio Fabris.
- The Nov. 21 autopsy by anatomopathologists Antonello Cirnelli and Marny Fedrigo identified meningoencephalitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
- Hospital records cited in coverage say the child was diagnosed with acute laryngotracheitis and discharged with an oral antibiotic and aerosol, with notes of no meningeal signs, while the parents reported repeated 39°C fevers in prior days.
- The autopsy result is now a key element in the probe, as specialists note this condition typically requires immediate hospital admission and potent intravenous antibiotics, and both the family and USL 1 Dolomiti have appointed consultants for the forensic review.