The cause of death for Tina Sgarbini, who was killed inside her first-floor apartment in Montecorvino Rovella (Salerno), has been preliminarily identified as “external mechanical asphyxia.” This was confirmed to ANSA by forensic pathologist Marina D’Aniello, who performed an initial external examination of the body.
“At the moment, I can only confirm that the death occurred from external mechanical asphyxia,” stated D’Aniello. “She could have been strangled, or something could have been placed in her mouth, but we are in the realm of hypotheses. Certainty will come only after the autopsy.”
Dr. D’Aniello added, “Yesterday, we conducted a preliminary examination of the body and the state of the scene together with the Carabinieri, who carried out the forensic investigations. The judicial authority will now assign the task of performing the autopsy, which will take place in the coming days. It is only during that procedure that we can conduct certain examinations, which are unrepeatable and could not be performed yesterday on site. Only after the autopsy,” she concluded, “will we be able to know with certainty how the victim died.”
Furthermore, sources close to the investigation have confirmed that the individual taken into custody had left a note expressing, among other things, an intention to commit suicide.