The Brindisi prosecutor's office has ordered an autopsy on the body of Daniele Agostino Massaro, the 43-year-old musician who died yesterday on the street in Ostuni.
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According to what has emerged so far, the 43-year-old had gone to the emergency room last Sunday because he felt unwell and then returned home. Yesterday the sudden illness and death.
Massaro, a musician and former councilor of the municipality of Latiano, in the province of Brindisi, had gone to the emergency room last Sunday complaining of some pain, and had been discharged after some tests. The man went to the family doctor, and upon leaving the clinic he felt ill.
Daniele Agostino Massaro was part of the Popolare Sud Est group
All attempts by paramedics to revive him were in vain. The 43-year-old was part of the Popolare Sud Est group and had recently participated in an event in Saudi Arabia, the 'Riyadh Season 2022'.
He collapsed to the ground in a street in the center of Ostuni and died suddenly despite the attempts first of those present, then of the rescuers, to revive him.
Thus Daniele Agostino Massaro, a 43-year-old from Ostuni, lost his life yesterday morning, a life between political commitment and music: a sudden illness struck him shortly after leaving a medical clinic in the center of the "white city". Now it will be the autopsy, ordered by the deputy at the Brindisi court Alfredo, Manca to clarify the causes of death.
The whole thing – according to some testimonies collected – happened in a few moments. Daniele Agostino Massaro collapsed next to his car after leaving the family doctor's office; the first to help the man were some passers-by who also called 118.
The rescuers arrived after a few minutes and the operators began life-saving maneuvers. It seems that the resuscitation operations continued for almost an hour without positive results and in the end the doctors could do nothing but confirm his death. The body was therefore recovered and taken to the cemetery of Ostuni, awaiting the autopsy.
Massaro was among the founders of the reggae group “Scamnum”
The news caused deep grief since Massaro was very well known in ethnic music and local politics circles: originally from Latiano, he had been a municipal councilor and had been at the top of the provincial Green Party.
As for his musical commitment, Massaro was among the founders of the reggae group “Scamnum” and had recently participated in a tour in Saudi Arabia.
Article published on 25 January 2023 - 17:44
