Investigations into the food consumed, controversy over the two discharges from the emergency room and a community literally shocked by the tragedy .

This is what the case of leaves us, for now, A mother and her 15-year-old daughter died in Campobasso hospital from suspected food poisoning , most likely caused by fish, mushrooms , or other foods consumed during the Christmas holidays. Fulminant hepatitis was the primary hypothesis.

The causes of the double death will be clarified by an autopsy ordered by the Molise capital's prosecutor's office, which has also opened an investigation to verify the medical history of the two women.

According to an initial reconstruction, both girls visited the emergency room twice for symptoms, but were then sent home with a diagnosis of food poisoning . The fifteen-year-old's father was also admitted to intensive care at Campobasso Hospital before being transferred to the Spallanzani Hospital in Rome for further tests. The older sister's health, however, is not cause for concern; she apparently did not partake in the fatal meal. The girl was transferred to Rome as a precaution and will remain at the Spallanzani Hospital with her father until the situation is clearer and further risks are ruled out.

The first to be admitted to Cardarelli was 15-year-old Sara Di Vita , a classical high school student. Two days ago, her health worsened, and she was taken back to the emergency room, where it was decided to admit her. Her condition then deteriorated "unusually rapidly," as explained by the head of the intensive care unit, Vincenzo Cuzzone, and she died around 11 p.m. Following her death, doctors also decided to admit the girl's mother, 50-year-old Antonella Di Ielsi, who was exhibiting symptoms similar to her daughter's . Her clinical condition also rapidly deteriorated, leading to her death. "The clinical condition had a truly rare progression, leading rapidly to death despite the intensive care support we implemented," explained Dr. Cuzzone.

While awaiting the autopsies, which are expected to take place as early as Tuesday, the most likely hypothesis is that the family ate something toxic over the holidays that caused fulminant hepatitis. "They began experiencing these symptoms after a meal," the Cardarelli doctors said. "There was liver failure, followed by a cascade of events, one after the other, with truly extraordinary rapidity, that led to multiorgan failure . The other sister is fine; she hasn't had the same symptoms as her family. It appears she didn't eat with them that day. These days, it's also difficult to pinpoint exactly which meal the episode refers to."

The investigations by the Campobasso Flying Squad will clarify this, having already seized the food found in the family home in Pietracatella, a municipality where Gianni Di Vita, the 15-year-old's father, was also mayor.

"We are shocked; it's a tragedy that leaves us speechless," commented the mayor of the Molise village, Antonio Tommasone. "The town is in disbelief at such a tragedy. I extend my condolences and those of the entire community to the family." To honor the memory of young Sara and her mother Antonella, the administration has decided to cancel all Christmas events.

Many fellow citizens rushed to the Campobasso hospital today, including the village priest, to express their sympathy to the family. Along with their dismay, there were also many angry words. "This is the reality of Molise," said a Pietracatella resident. " The three or four hospitals they've put together aren't worth a single good one. I know they've been here three times, and the doctors have no idea what's going on . I don't think a 15-year-old girl and a 50-year-old mother can die like this in twelve hours."

(Unioneonline)

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