Parents of a six-year-old autistic boy in the Naples area have filed a complaint with the Carabinieri alleging mistreatment at school, after hiding a small audio recorder in their son's sweatshirt.
According to Il Mattino, the parents decided to record classroom audio after noticing bruises on the child, along with increasingly unusual behavior and resistance to going to school.
The recording allegedly captured school staff discussing the boy's fear and referring to using a lighter to keep him still. The reported remarks included the suggestion that a larger lighter would be brought to calm him.
The parents submitted the audio recording to the Carabinieri, along with photographs of bruises and scratches and the names of two school staff members, described in the reports as a teacher and an educator.
The ANSA account of the case, republished by Bresciaoggi, describes the same material handed over to investigators: the recording, the injury photographs, and the names of the two staff members.
The school involved has not been named in the reports acquired, and the identities of the child, parents, and staff members have not been publicly established.
The available reports describe a complaint and a request for investigation. They do not establish a judicial finding, and the authenticity, completeness, and context of the recording have not been independently verified. The reports also do not confirm whether charges were filed, whether staff were suspended, or what investigative steps followed.
