Rome, a one and a half year old child dies suffocated by a piece of apple

A one and a half year old boy died after choking on a piece of apple while he was having dinner with his parents at his home in Rome.

The tragedy occurred in the family's home in the La Storta area, an extreme suburb in the northern quadrant of the capital. According to initial reconstructions, the little boy was eating the fruit when a morsel went sideways, obstructing his airway. The family members immediately called for help on the single emergency number and sent an emergency ambulance ride to the Agostino Gemelli polyclinic. The child died shortly before arriving at the hospital.

The tragedy in Rome

Despite the timely rescue and the attempts of the doctors on board the ambulance, there was nothing that could be done for the little boy. The police are investigating the matter. The community of Vitorchiano in the province of Viterbo, the city where the child's father is originally from, rallied around the parents. Mayor Ruggero Grassotti expressed the city's closeness to the family, speaking of "a profound pain that has affected the entire community".