Chiara Jaconis’s sister, a tourist killed by a statuette thrown from the balcony: “It hurts to know that all this could have been avoided”

“It hurts even more to know that all this could have been avoided». Chiara Jaconis’s sister, thirty -year -old from Paduan killed in Naples on September 17, 2023 by a statuette fallen from a balcony in the Spanish neighborhoods, is angry, as explained to Courier, Now that it has been ascertained that, To launch the object, it was a 13 -year -old boy. The Prosecutor of Minors concluded the investigations, confirming that behind that gesture there was a teenager already known for similar episodes. «I feel angry in the face of this first hint of truth. Even if it is just a small step », explains Roberta Jaconis.

Her sister Chiara was walking with her boyfriend, Livio Rousseau, among the alleys of the historic center of Naples. The last moments of a holiday was enjoying: The couple, who lived in Paris, should have taken the plane a few hours later. At the intersection of via Sant’Anna di Palazzo and Santa Terella degli Spagnoli, a statuette, part of a heavy Egyptian style, of the overall weight of over ten kilos, fell from a balcony on the third floor. A big fragment hit Chiara Jaconis in the head. The boyfriend thought of an illness, then saw the blood.

Chiara was rescued in red code, transported first to the old Pellegrini and then to the hospital of the sea. The doctors attempted everything with an urgent neurosurgery intervention, but Cerebral hemorrhage was too serious, and the woman died two days later.

According to the investigators, that of the thirteen year old was a “impulse gesture”, but not isolated. The boy had already launched objects from the window in the past: cushions, ornaments, even a tablet. Yet for the law, There will be no trial: at thirteen it is not attributable. And this, for the Jaconis family, is an additional torment.

“Not a day passes without I think of Chiara: it is a constant presence in my thoughts,” said Roberta Jaconis. “Nobody can ever bring it back, but He has always believed strongly in justice and now I just have to follow his steps and believe it in turn. It is a duty to seek truth and justice, I trust that the law can help us get them ».

There is though another file, opened by the ordinary prosecutor, concerning the parents of the thirteen year old and a babysitter: the hypothesized accusations are of manslaughter in competition and omitted control. The adults present in the house that day denied all responsibility, saying they have never seen those statuettes, but the investigators are convinced of the contrary.

Chiara Jaconis was a young career woman. Born and raised in Padua, she had attended the Fermi scientific high school, and then graduated in Economics in Venice. After studies, he had embarked on an international career in the fashion sector: He had worked between London, Turin and Paris, collaborating with prestigious brands such as Moncler, Givenchy, Christian Louboutin and, finally, Prada. He was 30 years old and many dreams still in front.

His death has also deeply shaken Naples. The city that had welcomed Chiara for a few days was close around her family: the day after the tragedy, A torchlight procession to the Spanish neighborhoods He gathered residents, friends and tourists. There was also the father, Gianfranco Jaconis: “We have enticed us Chiara to come to Naples: perhaps it will not be the most beautiful city in the world, but it certainly has the most beautiful population in the world and this affection proves it”.

A few days later, during the miracle of San Gennaro, Archbishop Mimmo Battaglia recalled Chiara from the pulpit of the Cathedral, receiving a long applause from the faithful. On the Lungomare di Posillipo, the curve A of the Neapolitan cheering exposed a banner that read: “Naples cries Chiara, daughter of this city.”