Tiziana Morra, the mother of Alessandro Farina, has asked Campania President Roberto Fico to examine the case of her son’s death, according to Il Mattino. Her appeal is summed up in the words quoted in the headline: «Chiedo solo giustizia» (“I ask only for justice”).
Alessandro was a boy from Pellezzano, in the province of Salerno, who died at age 13 in 2017, according to Il Mattino and ANSA. The case concerns type 1 diabetes that was recognized too late and treated inadequately at the Ruggi hospital in Salerno.
The Court of Cassation definitively convicted two doctors and recognized the hospital’s responsibility for the death, according to Il Mattino.
Morra is asking Fico to look at the case, including the absence of a settlement and the status of measures involving the doctors. According to Il Mattino, the family had not received compensation at the time of the report and was awaiting a response to an access-to-records request.
According to Il Mattino, Alessandro’s case contributed to the adoption of Law No. 130 of 2023 on early screening for type 1 diabetes and celiac disease in children and adolescents. The official text of the law provides for a nationwide, multi-year pediatric screening program and allocates funding for its implementation.
The same law also provides for a national observatory and periodic public-information campaigns concerning early pediatric diagnosis.
