Two starkly contrasting narratives surround the death of Neapolitan DJ Michele Noschese, 35, known professionally as DJ Godzi, who died at dawn last Saturday at his Ibiza home following a party. Only a few details align in the competing accounts.
Spanish police, the Guardia Civil, stated: “He was drunk, had taken drugs, and fell ill. We attempted unsuccessfully to resuscitate him.” Conversely, friends of the DJ informed his father that Noschese was “tied hand and foot, beaten, and taken directly to the morgue.” This account led the father to file a formal complaint alleging ‘voluntary homicide’.
It is established that Noschese hosted a small gathering at his home on Calle Lausanne in Roca Lisa, a quiet residential area midway between Ibiza town and Santa Eulalia del Rio, on the night of Friday into Saturday. “I was told they were having a get-together among friends, playing music, drinking something, eating. There was some noise and the police were called. And shortly after, the police arrived,” Giuseppe Noschese, Michele’s father, told TGR. Alerted by his son’s friends, Giuseppe Noschese, a prominent Neapolitan doctor, rushed to Ibiza, arriving Saturday evening.
The accounts diverge significantly from this point. The Guardia Civil in Palma de Mallorca, contacted by ANSA, reported that Noschese “was under the influence of narcotics” and “experiencing hallucinations” when he allegedly threatened “an elderly neighbour with a knife” on Saturday morning. They stated that “officers attempted to restrain the aggressor and tried to immobilise him,” during which “Noschese began having convulsions.” Officers then performed CPR until medical services arrived “but without success.” The DJ reportedly died on the spot from cardiac arrest.
Giuseppe Noschese, citing testimonies from his son’s friends, presents a different sequence: “They told me the officers made everyone leave and remained alone with Michele, who was tied hand and foot, placed in a submission hold, and it appears he was beaten particularly forcefully (according to unconfirmed reports, three punches: two to the head, one to the shoulders).” He claims this alleged beating was so severe it negated the need for hospital transfer, resulting in Noschese being taken “directly to the morgue.”
A crucial development is expected from the autopsy, performed yesterday. Giuseppe Noschese criticised it as conducted “quite hastily” and without the presence of a forensic expert representing the family. This expert arrived on the island only today and “will likely request additional diagnostic tests.” The appointment of an “independent” pathologist and the presence of a family-appointed expert during the autopsy were key demands made by the victim’s relatives to Spanish judicial authorities.
The family has filed a complaint hypothesising voluntary homicide by the responding officers, whose identities they demand be revealed. They also seek access to any footage of the arrest. The complaint asserts the police reconstruction “lacks all credibility,” arguing Noschese’s death occurred under “highly suspicious circumstances” that remain “unexplained.”
Michele Noschese’s family states they seek “only justice.” His father emphasised: “We are not looking for revenge or culprits. We want to understand what happened to my son, who was in excellent health and died so tragically. We ask for a plausible explanation. After that, our hearts will be a little more at peace than they are now.”
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