Turin Prefect Renato Saccone
has been placed under investigation for a stampede that injured
1,500 in the northern city's San Carlo Square when a crowd
panicked while watching the Champions League final between local
team Juventus and Real Madrid.
One woman died after days in hospital.
The prefecture said that Saccone "was notified of an
investigation relating to the events of June 3 this morning".
Several other people including Turin Mayor Chiara Appendino
are already under investigation in the probe.
On November 6 Appendino said in a statement that she has
received notification that she is under investigation over the
stampede in the city's Piazza San Carlo during the big-screen
projection of the June 3 Champions League soccer final between
Juventus and Real Madrid, when the false terror scare set off a
wave of panic that left over 1,500 people injured and one woman
dead.
Turin Police Chief Angelo Sanna was one of 20 recipients of
the judicial notifications sent out on Monday in relation to the
Piazza San Carlo stampede.
Sanna had only been in the position for a month when the
stampede took place during the June 3 Champions League final.
Appendino's former chief of staff Paolo Giordana, two senior
Turin police officials, a council employee and two directors of
Turismo Torino, the city body that was tasked with organizing
the event, were also given notice.
The 20 people were summoned to appear before prosecutors for
questioning.
Investigators are probing alleged culpable homicide and
bodily harm and culpable disaster.
Investigators questioned about 200 people over the past five
months.
Erika Pioletti, 38, died at Turin's Giovanni Bosco hospital
two weeks after suffering a crush-induced heart attack in the
stampede.
Pioletti, from the northern city of Domodossola, had
travelled to the city to watch the match with her boyfriend, a
big Juventus fan.
Another woman, who was out for a walk with her husband and
was not in the area for the game, was left severely disabled by
the stampede.
Many of the people who were injured have given harrowing
reports of being trampled on, or trampling on others.
The reason the panic swept through the crowd watching Juve
lose 4-1 to Real Madrid has not been established.
photo: Saccone with Appendino
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