Overview
- Investigators say two-year-old Beatrice, who died in February in Bordighera, suffered at least three days of untreated agony at home and no one called emergency services while she was dying.
- The mother, Emanuela Aiello, and her partner, Manuel Iannuzzi, have been arrested on charges of aggravated maltreatment linked to the child’s death; Iannuzzi is detained in Genova and invoked his right to remain silent while Aiello denies beating the children.
- Police recovered photographs showing extensive bruising, a video that appears to show Beatrice forced to smoke a cannabis cigarette, and audio messages with abusive remarks that prosecutors say helped build the case.
- Recorded statements from Beatrice’s older sisters, ages 9 and 7, are described by investigators as decisive evidence and the child protection service has placed the two girls in a protected facility while the mother was granted limited permission to attend the funeral pending clearance.
- The father’s lawyers have asked prosecutors to change the accusation to voluntary homicide, a move that would raise the possible penalties and shape custody and forensic steps now under review by the public prosecutor in Imperia.