The parents of Anna Rosa Bartolotta, the little girl who died in Palermo from diphtheria, are under investigation for manslaughter. The little girl had not been vaccinated immediately after birth by the will of the anti-vax parents, despite the vaccine being mandatory in Italy. Deputy prosecutor Laura Vaccaro has registered the mother and father of the four-year-old girl in the register of suspects in view of the autopsy, to allow them to appoint their own consultants.
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The decision to investigate them was made after it was established that the couple’s five children were not vaccinated by choice. The prosecutor’s office is collecting all the medical records of the girl from August 13, the day of the first hospitalization at Cervello hospital, which lasted only two hours. A second followed on Saturday, August 15, with the girl in much more serious condition.
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The diagnosis of diphtheria arrived at 6 p.m. on Sunday, August 16. The protocol to prevent contagion was immediately activated. Antibiotics and a vaccine booster were administered to all medical and nursing staff who came into contact with Anna Rosa.
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