A suspect for the death of Francesca Ianni, mother of three children killed by a fallen tree in Rome: the words of her brother

There is a suspect for the death of Francesca Ianni, who was tragically crushed by a tree that fell on the Livio Labor park in Colli Aniene, Rome. The investigators, who opened a case for manslaughter, carried out investigations into the case for days, trying to identify any responsibilities in the terrible affair that occurred a few days before Christmas. For the moment, a municipal technician responsible for the garden service has ended up under investigation.

According to what was initially communicated by Sabrina Alfonsi, environmental councilor of the Municipality of Romethe tree, a cypress poplar, “on visual inspection showed no signs of failure or particular problems and had a foliage in a vegetative state”. The plant – continued the note issued by the department – had “certainly come down following a gust of wind”, dramatically killing Francesca Ianni, 45 year old teacher who taught mathematics at the European School in Brussels, who had returned to Rome with her three children for the Christmas holidays.

The accident

Francesca, on the day before Christmas, was in the park with a friend and her three children, whom she had taken to play a bit in the open air. Meanwhile, she sat on a bench for a while, chatting with her friend. In a few seconds, the drama. A strong gust of wind probably contributed to the poplar falling he killed Francesca Ianni instantly and seriously injured her friendwho was rushed to hospital. The children, who were a few meters away from their mother, fortunately escaped the tragedy, despite witnessing the entire scene.

The memory of his brother

“She was a loving and intelligent daughter and sister,” her brother Fabio said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. “But she was also a wonderful mother who managed to devote constant attention to each of her three little children.”

“Rome is a dangerous city,” he bitterly concluded Francesca’s brother Ianni analyzing the issue, and hoping for speed in the investigations which, according to the note released by the lawyers assisting the family, “are already highlighting clear profiles of responsibility in the maintenance of the plant”. “We are faced with a dramatic and absurd story, it is unacceptable that a young woman is torn away from the affections of her family in front of the eyes of her children due to culpable negligence.”