health
March 3, 2026
Italian ambulance driver investigated on suspicion of murdering five patients
Prosecutors in the northern city of Forlì are investigating a 27-year-old man, currently suspended from the Italian Red Cross
TL;DR
- An ambulance driver in Forlì, Italy, is under investigation for the suspected murder of five elderly patients.
- The deaths are believed to have occurred during or soon after the patients were transported by the 27-year-old driver.
- Investigators suspect the driver may have administered harmful substances during routine transfers between hospitals and care homes.
- The driver, employed by the Italian Red Cross, has been suspended, and the organization is cooperating with the inquiry.
- Relatives' suspicions were reportedly raised after one victim's family requested an autopsy.
- The driver's lawyer states that the client denies the allegations and that the patients were terminally ill.
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