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Rome Prosecutors Order Medico-Legal Review as SwissItalian Coordination on Crans-Montana Fire Advances

The move aims to consolidate forensic evidence for Italy’s inquiry into the New Year’s Eve blaze that killed 41 people.

Overview

  • Italy’s Rome prosecutor’s office will acquire medical records for Italian victims and commission a broad medico-legal review in a case opened against unknown persons for negligent disaster, negligent homicide and aggravated injuries.
  • A technical meeting in Bern is set to align cooperation between Rome and Valais prosecutors and to organize the exchange of investigative material from the parallel proceedings.
  • Swiss investigators in Sion continued hearings, including testimony from fire chief David Vocat, who said firefighters focus on emergency response rather than regulatory checks and cited limited staffing across three municipalities.
  • Italian investigators are interviewing injured survivors and will copy data from seized phones to assess photos and videos from the night of the fire.
  • Prosecutors in Rome indicated potential formal registrations for venue managers Jacques and Jessica Moretti after the Bern meeting, while Swiss custodial measures for the couple are due to expire in April.