Overview
- A night-time collision on June 19–20 in Ceriale killed 23-year-old Sofia Barbieri and left her scooter passenger critically injured and later requiring a leg amputation.
- A 19-year-old passenger recorded and posted footage laughing at the injured women while they lay on the road and then published further clips that included explicit threats.
- The young man left Italy after the videos and is reported to have traveled to places such as Portugal or Morocco while his father says he was sent away and the family has apologized.
- Friends of Sofia confronted the video-maker’s family at their home, the father says he barricaded the door, and local outrage has grown as the clips circulated online.
- The posts are now key public evidence, the prosecutor’s office has not been reported to have filed charges, and investigators face cross-border and legal hurdles as the hospitalised victim recovers at Santa Corona.