Naples, eats sushi and dies: 15-year-old Luca Piscopo had gone with some friends to a restaurant in Vomero but after 9 days of agony he didn’t make it
Tragedy a Naples. On November 23, the 15-year-old Luca Piscopo, high school student of I was helping, he went for lunch to eat sushi with three friends in a Japanese restaurant in the Vomero. After a few hours everyone experienced the symptoms of a food poisoning, including high fever, diarrhea and vomiting. Infection in one case was diagnosed as salmonella, which rarely leads to death, but for Luca there was nothing to do. After nine days of suffering he passed away. In memory of the 15-year-old a banner reading “Hello, little Luca” was displayed during the match Naples- Atalanta.
“No investigation will be able to return Luca to his loved ones, – says the lawyer Marianna Borrelli who assists the family – however, the parents ask to know how it could happen that a very healthy boy, who had never suffered from any pathology, died at the age of 15 “.
Naples, eats sushi and dies: Luca Piscopo’s restaurateur and general practitioner investigated
The prosecutor has entrusted the investigation into the death of Luca Piscopo to pm Federica D’Amodio And Luigi Landolfi. On the register of suspects appear the owner of the restaurant, a 55-year-old Chinese citizen, and the general practitioner 61-year-old who had the 15-year-old in care.
After the first symptoms he had been prescribed an antipyretic for fever and lactic ferments for intestinal disorders. An antibiotic was also added following home therapy. After a week Luca seemed to be better but on 2 December the boy’s sudden death arrived. To the coroner Alfonso Maiellaro, the pathologist Oscar Nappi and the infectious specialist Tiziana Ascione was given the task of ascertaining the cause of death of Luca Piscopo and if the boy had any undiagnosed health problems. Furthermore, the nature of the food consumed on November 23 and whether the treatments were adequate must also be verified.
As for the Japanese restaurant, the restaurant remains open as investigators have not identified elements that justify measures against it.
#Naples #eats #sushi #dies #restaurateur #investigated