Naples: This is how a tourist died after a statue fell on her head

A 30-year-old tourist, identified as Chiara Jaconis, He died in Naples after a tragic accident after a statue fell on him two kilos on the head from a height of about 10 metres. The fateful event, which was recorded by security cameras in the area, occurred while she was walking with her boyfriend through the Quartieri Spagnoli, one of the main attractions of the historic centre of the city. The woman was travelling to celebrate her birthday.

The images show the moment when the couple was walking down Sant’Anna di Palazzo street when, suddenly, The victim fell to the ground, where he was left unconscious and bloody.According to the news reports circulating so far, based on the hypotheses of investigators, the incident was accidentally caused by some children playing on a balcony.

Faced with this, the woman was rushed to the Vecchio Pellegrini health center, where she was subjected toin surgery for a subarachnoid hemorrhage Despite the rapid intervention, his condition worsened and he finally died last Tuesday. The incident gained repercussions in the last few hours after the video of the tragedy went viral.

“She was a girl full of life. Everything changed in a second,” lamented Gianfranco, Chiara’s father, who was originally from the Italian city of Padua and currently lived in Paris. And, in front of local media, he added: “It was enough for that object to hit her arm, hand or shoulder, but it hit her full on the head, as if someone had aimed at her. She went from smiling to darkness.”

The Mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, expressed his condolences to the young woman’s family. “The news of Chiara’s death is a great pain. We stand in solidarity with the family in this tragedy that deeply affects us all,” he said.