Ottaviano – The death of Lucia Iervolino, 41, mother of three children, including an 8-month-old baby girl, is still shrouded in mystery.
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Dramatic circumstances and still not fully clarified as to why he was handling a bottle of alcohol in the bathroom.
The woman, who arrived at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples with third-degree burns over most of her body, didn't make it: the doctors tried everything possible, but her heart stopped a few minutes after being admitted.
The investigation: accident, suicide or murder?
The Carabinieri of the Torre Annunziata Company and the prosecutor Aurelia Caporale of the Nola Prosecutor's Office are still reconstructing the incident. The husband, FS, was interrogated for hours and held in the barracks until the evening.
There are several hypotheses under consideration: a tragic domestic accident, a suicide or, in extremis, a femicide. No leads have been ruled out, but at the moment there are no suspects.
The husband's version
According to FS's story, the husband, an entrepreneur in the health care sector, Lucia would have burned herself with denatured alcohol. He was in the room with his youngest daughter when he would have heard his wife's screams.
Finding her on fire, with the bottle of alcohol still in her hand, he called his employees - he runs an ambulance service - to intervene.
A vehicle arrived within minutes from San Gennaro Vesuviano, but the transfer first to Nola and then to Cardarelli was not enough to save her life.
The inconsistencies and the decisive autopsy
During the interrogation, which lasted almost nine hours, the husband was subjected to a barrage of questions. The investigators noted some discrepancies in his first version and asked him to repeat the dynamics several times. Now everything will depend on the autopsy, ordered to dispel any doubts: it will clarify whether there are signs of violence, the real extent of the burns and the position of the woman at the time of the accident.
The house under scrutiny and the community in shock
The RIS experts inspected the home on via Ferrovia dello Stato, damaged by the flames, to reconstruct the movements of the couple. Meanwhile, in Ottaviano, the tragedy has shocked the community: yesterday a crowd gathered in front of the victim's house and the barracks, in an atmosphere full of tension.
A case with still unclear contours, between pain and unanswered questions.
Article published on 2 April 2025 - 10:37
It is a very tragic and difficult situation to understand, the death of Lucia Iervolino is a mystery that leaves many open questions. The community seems to be very affected by this dramatic event and everyone is waiting for clear answers.