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Curon Pool Death: Prosecutors Probe Staff, Mother and Aunt After 4-Year-Old Dies

An autopsy seeks to clarify how the accident unfolded at the newly opened Curon pool.

Overview

  • The case has been reclassified from suspected injuries to suspected involuntary manslaughter following the child's death on December 23.
  • Four people are under investigation as an act of duty: the municipal official responsible for the facility, the on-duty lifeguard, the mother, and the aunt.
  • The Prosecutor's Office of Bolzano ordered an autopsy, which has been performed to establish the cause and dynamics of the incident.
  • Carabinieri, coordinated by prosecutors, are reconstructing how long the child was underwater and whether any safety or oversight failures occurred.
  • The boy was found submerged on December 15 in the newly inaugurated Curon municipal pool, received CPR on site, was airlifted by Pelikan 3 to Bolzano's San Maurizio hospital, and died after eight days in intensive care, as the local council held a minute of silence.