An investigation into the death of Chiara La Spina has been opened. The 18-year-old fell ill after a party and doctors prescribed Valium for her
An investigation into the death of the 18-year-old has been opened Chiara La Spina. The tragedy happened last Tuesday, when she was returning home from a party in Fiumefreddo di Sicilia.
She got sick, so her dad took her to the doctor’s office. The man immediately informed the doctors of her daughter’s problems, she was a girl who suffered from allergies and the latter in the past had also caused her respiratory crisis.
After the visit however, the doctors talked about psychosomatic disorder and they sent her home with the prescription of Valium. She had never suffered from panic attacks in the past, but Chiara La Spina trusted the doctors’ advice and once she got out, she took the anxiolytic instead of cortisone. A few minutes later, her heart is there stopped forever.
Chiara La Spina died after taking the drug
After the alarm, she was transported by ambulance to the Acireale hospital, but she was already too late. The medical team could not do anything to help her.
The family has reported when it happened and the police opened a file, to try to understand how the 18-year-old died and if the blame should be attributed to some negligence of the doctors of Mascali.
The young woman’s body has been sequestered and is awaiting autopsy. It will be the results of the examination that will shed light on the truth and reveal theexact cause of death sudden and unexpected.
His family members have named a coroner, which will be present at the time of the autopsy exam. Until the truth comes out, Chiara La Spina’s body will remain at the disposal of the judicial authority. Only later will it be returned to the family, who can organize thelast farewell.
The 18-year-old felt ill upon returning home after a party and investigators want to understand what happened in the subsequent hoursfrom the medical examination, to the prescriptions and, finally, to death.
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