Summary
Italian authorities are investigating the deaths of a mother and daughter as a murder case after discovering they were poisoned with ricin. The two originally fell ill after a lunch in Pietracatella, but doctors first thought they had food poisoning. Further tests showed they had been exposed to a deadly poison.
Key Facts
- The deaths involve a mother, Antonella Di Ielsi, and her 15-year-old daughter, Sara Di Vita.
- They became ill after a meal in Pietracatella, a town in Italy.
- Sara’s father, Gianni, also became ill but survived, while their older daughter was not present.
- Initially, doctors believed the illness was due to food poisoning from fish or mushrooms.
- Later tests identified ricin, a deadly poison, as the cause.
- Italian authorities have started a murder investigation.
- Ricin comes from castor beans and is highly toxic, causing rapid organ failure.
- There is currently no suspect in the case, according to reports.
