Naples: 30-year-old tourist dead - Hit on the head by a statue that fell from a balcony

A 30-year-old tourist from Padova has died in Naples after being struck by a statue that fell from a balcony.

The woman was walking on Sunday in the Quartieri Spagnoli area, one of the most popular in Naples, when a statue that fell from a balcony hit her in the head. She was taken to hospital, where she breathed her last, according to the Italian news agency Ansa.

#Cronaca L'arcivescovo Battaglia ricorda Chiara Jaconis: "Una morte assurda. Vicini alla famiglia" https://t.co/3ajhgfLqfM pic.twitter.com/extkQsp9DQ

>Related articles

Senior diplomatic source: Critical juncture for the Cyprus issue – No basis for discussion of continental shelf and EEZ with Turkey
In February in Washington, the crucial ministerial meeting on the Vertical Energy Corridor: What Joshua Volz said in Athens
Aluminium Dunkerque: Six foreign “bidders” for Europe’s largest aluminum smelter – Metlen in the spotlight

— Napoli Today (@NapoliToday) September 19, 2024

At the same time, prosecutors have placed under investigation the parents of two children suspected of throwing the statue from the balcony of their home, which hit Chiara Jaconis in the head. Meanwhile, police on Wednesday reviewed a video showing the incident in which one of the children allegedly threw the statue off the balcony, investigative sources said.

Napoli, altri oggetti erano caduti dall’alto prima di quello che ha ucciso Chiara Jaconis: due indagati https://t.co/FhAnfgpbEO
— Secolo d'Italia (@SecolodItalia1) September 19, 2024

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

> World

Naples: 30-year-old tourist dead – Hit on the head by a statue that fell from a balcony

Prosecutors have launched an investigation into the parents of two children who are suspected of throwing a statue from the balcony of their home

Ask me anything

> Latest Stories

Renewal and issuance of passports with old ID cards, according to the decision of the CoE

Jessie J: ‘Cancer was the harshest thing my breasts ever had to endure’

Erdogan wants a mediating role between Tehran and Washington, and pushes for trilateral talks between Türkiye, Iran, and the US

Trump nominates Kevin Wears for Fed chairman

Natural disasters: When early prevention offers protection

WD-40: The ultimate commercial success and the big secret

Prosecutorial investigation into responsibility for the Violanta tragedy: What is being examined

The unknown chapel of the Three Hierarchs in Pagrati, where Alexandros Papadiamantis chanted hymns

> Economy

WD-40: The ultimate commercial success and the big secret

Why no one truly knows its formula—and why it remains one of the world’s greatest industrial mysteries

Salary increases from tax cuts credited to bank accounts today: Who benefits the most, see examples

ELSTAT: Unemployment fell to 7.5% in December

In February in Washington, the crucial ministerial meeting on the Vertical Energy Corridor: What Joshua Volz said in Athens

Aluminium Dunkerque: Six foreign “bidders” for Europe’s largest aluminum smelter – Metlen in the spotlight