Newborn found dead in Roccapiemonte, husband and wife arrested – Chronicle



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The place in Roccapiemonte where the newborn was found dead (Ansa)
The place in Roccapiemonte where the newborn was found dead (Ansa)

Salerno, September 3, 2020 – Moving on to the investigation on newborn found dead in a flowerbed yesterday afternoon in the Salerno area: arrested for murder Husband and wife. The carabinieri of the Compagnia di Mercato San Severino and of the Operational Department of the Provincial Command of Salerno last night subjected to the arrest of a murder suspect for murder the man of 47 and the woman of 42, probably the parents of the newborn.

The boy’s body was near a hedge that delimits a residential park in via Roma a Roccapiemonte, in the Salerno area. Find it a neighbor in the area, who saw the little body among the plants while closing his garage.

The little one had a few hours of life and the umbilical cord still attached, one emerged from the first external examination of the body head injury, of which, however, only the autopsy, which will be carried out at the Umberto I hospital morgue in Nocera Inferiore, will be able to clarify the causes. The two parents would be unprecedented: the 47-year-old man was transferred to Salerno prison, while the 42-year-old woman is in hospital, guarded by the carabinieri.

The autopsy examination will be essential to establish whether the newborn was born alive or dead, an important detail that would also decide the possible charge against the parents. According to sources close to the investigators, various clues and clues led the couple, which resides not far from the place where the newborn was found.

The mayor of Roccapiemonte, Pagan Carmine, said: “It is an almost unlikely episode that we are experiencing. It seems like a nightmare. As a sign of mourning, today at 6:00 p.m., the mayor invites the population to observe a minute of meditation and reflection, and the flags of Roccapiemonte will be placed at half-staff.

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