Overview
- Prosecutors in Cassino placed two spa owners, a maintenance company boss, and a worker under investigation for negligent manslaughter tied to safety failures at the Vescine thermal complex.
- The boy, Gabriele Ubaldo Petrucci, 7, was pulled under in a thermal pool in Suio Terme when his arm became trapped in a suction outlet, and he died after prolonged attempts to revive him.
- Early checks found the intake cover later outside the pool, and investigators say the unguarded outlet likely let the pump’s pull trap the child against the opening.
- An autopsy is planned in the coming days to establish the exact cause and timing of death, while the family’s lawyer says he will examine whether required protection systems were in place and compliant.
- The case follows a similar suspected suction-cover failure in a hotel whirlpool near Rimini ten days earlier, as well as a 2023 incident near Rome, raising pressure for tougher checks on pool intake grilles and safety protocols.