vicenza · IT
A processoSommario
A 14-year-old boy from the province of Vicenza died in January 2024 of a femoral osteosarcoma that his parents had declined to have treated by conventional medicine. His illness began in December 2022 with sudden leg pain; a specialist examination at a Vicenza hospital produced the cancer diagnosis, and a second opinion at a Bologna institute confirmed a particularly aggressive tumour. His parents, followers of the so-called "Hamer method", refused radiotherapy and standard oncological treatment, signed him out of hospital, and also withheld medication prescribed by his paediatrician, using clay compresses and "natural" anti-inflammatories instead. His decline lasted roughly two years. Both parents are on trial before the Corte d'Assise in Vicenza, charged with intentional homicide with indirect intent. Court-appointed experts filed their report on 7 September 2026, concluding that the boy could have been saved had the standard chemotherapy and surgical protocols been followed, and rejecting the defence's argument that there was no causal link between the parents' decisions and their son's death. The report also raises the possibility that neurotoxic preparations were administered to him. The next hearing is set for 16 September 2026.
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